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Wind Tunnel Testing

In this activity, learners explore how wind tunnels provide feedback to engineers about the performance and durability of products such as planes, cars, and buildings. Learners work in teams to build their own model of a car, using simple materials, and test their designs in a classroom wind tunnel set up.

Keywords:: Social Sciences, The Nature of Technology, Problem Solving, History/Policy/Law, Satellites and Spacecraft, NSDL, Pressure, Physics, Engineering and Technology, Airplane, Car, Conducting Investigations, Chemistry, General, Space Science, Machines, Science and Society, Physical Sciences, Technology and Society, Research and Development, Transportation, Physical Science, Transportation Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Invention and Innovation, Troubleshooting and Maintenance, Geoscience, Wind Tunnel, Water Storage, Motion and Forces, Engineering, General Science, Technology, Impacts of Technology, Design, Aerospace, The Design Process, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Education, Momentum and Velocity, Probes