The four "windows" below provide a mechanism for assessing the level of understanding which the student has achieved upon completing the activities and challenges.

The purpose of each window:

Recall: Demonstrate actual understanding of concept and content

Relate: Show transfer of understanding to similar object or related concept

Connect: Using concept or causal model, show transfer of understanding to an unrelated object

Create: Presentation of a novel learning task by student

Recall

What force works in direct opposition to lift? Which molecules of air will travel faster, the ones above or below a wing, when both start at the same time? Define the term "lift" in your own words.

Relate

Some aircraft design ideas have originated from nature. Can you identify things in nature that may have influenced aviation? Draw a bird and an airplane. Label those parts which are common to both.

Connect

Describe the relationship between air pressure and lift. Find pictures of airplanes (early to late 1900s) and note the shape of the wings. Using what you have learned about lift, think of some reasons why different planes might have different types of wings.

Create

What might a general aviation aircraft of the future look like? What would be its capabilities and features? Create a concept aircraft. Create an experiment that demonstrates the concept of lift.

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