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In this lesson, students will study how propellers and jet turbines generate thrust. This lesson focuses on Isaac Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion, which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

When designing an airplane, engineers apply Newton’s third law of motion to determine how to best power the aircraft. Newton’s third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Engineers design systems that create an action that in turn causes the airplane to move forward; this action is called thrust. To create thrust, they may use propellers, jets or rockets, and the heavier the airplane, the more thrust it requires to move. Know that thrust is one of the four main forces acting on an airplane.Identify that thrust is an example of Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion.State Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion and provide examples of the law.Understand the difference in how jet engines create thrust compared to propeller engine 50TeachEngineering.orgTom RutkowskiAlex ConnerGeoffrey HillMalinda Schaefer ZarskeJanet YowellGuyford, Stever H. and Haggerty, James J. Flight. Time Inc. New York. 1969.http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/forces.htmlhttp://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/fltmidfly.htmS11416C8International_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyStandard 18. Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use transportation technologies. 012S11424D2ColoradoSciencea. Predict and evaluate the movement of an object by examining the forces applied to it 88United StatesCopyright 2012 - Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulderhttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2010-08-238Teacher