We emphasize conceptual learning to help students see the same aerodynamic shapes across things.
Students learn to recognize the principles of aircraft flight in nature, machines and sports.
It focuses on the aerodynamics of a tennis ball as it is hit, flies, spins, and bounces. Videoconferences and chat sessions over the Internet will allow students and teachers to participate in the project and learn how scientific principles apply to all areas of life. The K8AIT project has been so successful that the University of California at Davis has agreed to continue hosting the project s server after the project has been completed. There are many reasons why it has been difficult to get aeronautics into the classroom, said Pallis. The material is esoteric, it s not part of state framework, it s not an easy subject, and there is no comprehensive textbook on aeronautics.