Description

Bring science to life in your classroom (or at home!) with “Flying High: The Science of Flight” — a fun, visually engaging STEM educational video designed to help students understand how flight works in a simple and exciting way.

Through colorful animations and real-world connections, students explore key scientific concepts like lift, air movement, wing design, and aerodynamics — all explained in a way that’s easy for young learners to understand and remember.

Perfect for busy teachers and parents, this ready-to-use video saves planning time while keeping students fully engaged.

What’s Included

Educational Video (MP4)

• “Flying High: The Science of Flight”
• Kid-friendly explanations of:
  • Lift, thrust, drag, gravity
  • Bird vs airplane flight
  • Real-life flight examples
• Engaging visuals + storytelling

STEM Challenge Journal (Printable PDF)

What Students Will Learn

• How birds and airplanes are able to fly
• The role of wings in creating lift
• How air movement helps objects stay in the air
• The difference between flapping and engine-powered flight
• How objects go up, glide, and come down

Perfect For

• Primary classrooms
• STEM lessons
• Science centers
• Homeschool learning
• Distance learning
• Early finishers or revision

NGSS Alignment

K-2-ETS1-2: Develop simple models and explore how design (like wings) helps solve problems (flying).

K-PS2-1: Understand how pushes and pulls (like air movement) affect motion.

3-PS2-1: Explore how balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion — including how lift allows flight.

K-ESS3-3 (Human Impact & Technology Connection): Recognize how humans use science (like aerodynamics) to create technologies such as airplanes.

3-PS2-1: Forces and motion (pushes and pulls affecting motion)

3-5-ETS1-1: Define a simple design problem

3-5-ETS1-2: Generate and compare solutions

3-5-ETS1-3: Plan and carry out fair tests

STEM Focus

• Science: Forces, motion, air, lift
• Technology: Airplanes and flight design
• Engineering: Wing structure and function
• Math (indirect): Observation, comparison, and patterns