As part of this year’s grade science curriculum all 8
th
students took a field trip to the iFLY indoor sky diving facility in Naperville. During our visit the students able to attend a physics classroom session conducted by an iFLY STEM educator.
During the classroom session our students performed experiments related to terminal velocity, air pressure, and Bernoulli’s Principle using the iFLY wind tunnel. We also conducted classroom experiments related to these topics before and after our visit to iFLY to help support student understanding of these topics. Students even calculated their own terminal velocity in class to compare with their flight in the wind tunnel.
During our field trip students had the opportunity for a one-minute sky diving flight with an instructor in the wind tunnel. Students were given proper safety equipment and training prior to their flight.
