Things that fly

Living and Non-Living Things That Fly Worksheet 1. List three living and three non-living things that are capable of flying. ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ 2. What are the two forces that will always work against anything trying to take flight? ___________________ ___________________ 3. What makes living things and non-living things successful in their attempts to take flight? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 21 _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ .

4. Explain how birds, bats, insects, airplanes, rockets, and hot air balloons achieve flight. Keep your answers brief and group similar things together. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 5. Why can’t humans fly? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 6. What are the similarities and differences between how living and nonliving things fly? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 22 _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ .

How Does Flight Affect Us Worksheet 1. List some of the positive benefits that the invention of the airplane has had on society. Give examples to support your answers. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 2. List some of the negative effects that the invention of the airplane has had on society. Give examples to support your answers. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 3. In your opinion do you think the airplane was a good invention, why or why not? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 25 _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ .