![3 students sit on steps and chat with one another](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/weighed-down.jpg?w=640)
Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Physical Science, Flight and Aeronautics
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
In the Weighed Down activity, students will learn the effects of weight on the amount of fuel consumed by an aircraft. Students will learn that everything on a plane adds to the weight which means more weight equals more fuel needed.