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| The Case of the Challenging Flight |
Episode's initial air date: Wed., Mar. 14, 2000
Special Appearance by Jackie Chan
Running time: 58:25
In The Case of the Challenging Flight, the tree house detectives enter a contest to create an egg carton plane. While designing their plane, the detectives learn about the four forces of flight (lift, thrust, drag, and gravity), all in an attempt to build an "egg-tra-ordinary" flying machine.
Concepts addressed in this episode:
- Math - Patterns and Functional Relationships, Geometry and Spatial Sense, Measurement, Data Analysis, Communication
- Science - Inquiry, Observation, Predictions, Variables, Classification, Experimental Design, Physical Science
- NASA Research - Wind Tunnels, Aerodynamics, Structures and Materials, Flight Testing
- Technology - Nature of Technology, Technology and Society, Engineering Design, Design Process Skills, Transportation Technologies
- Computer Technology - Basic Computer Theory, Basic Computer Skills, Application of Computer Technology to Problem Solving, Information Retrieval
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