Balance the Forces of Flight
LessonUse force relationships to explain steady flight, climbing, slowing, and turning.
Grade 6 science unit
Forces and Flight
Explore how properties of air and four interacting forces make controlled flight possible.
Visual model
See how the ideas connect
Identify lift weight thrust and drag
Compare balanced and unbalanced forces
Predict how design changes alter flight
Forces and Flight
Science unit
What you will learn
- Identify lift weight thrust and drag
- Compare balanced and unbalanced forces
- Predict how design changes alter flight
Your learning path
Forces and Flight lessons
Work through these lessons in order so each idea builds on the one before it.