Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8
Subject
History, Physical Science, Flight, Flight and Aeronautics
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Students calculate the thrust/drag created by the F-15 ACTIVE with the vertical tails on and off. They graph this information in a bar graph and make conclusions about the amount of fuel needed by both variations of the airplane. A student sheet is included.
Fuel Efficiency [478KB PDF file]
This activity is part of the Exploring the Extreme Educator Guide.