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Welcome to the Rocket Wind Tunnel Activity. I’m Bonnie Murray, and I’m Karen Ricks,
your Education Specialists, and we’re going to connect NASA and racing to give your students real world
application of the STEM topics in your curriculum. Understanding how airflow around an object is
valuable information for both race car drivers and rocket designers.
Being able to measure Drag provides valuable data, and that’s where wind tunnels come in handy.
Both models and full scale cars have been tested in the wind tunnels at Langley Research Center here in Hampton Virginia,
and are now tested in full scale tunnels at team garages on a regular basis. In this activity you’ll see how you can
build your own small scale wind tunnel and do some testing of your own. Visit the link to access the resource guide with
complete directions and a materials list. Check back often for the release of new activities!
There are also several simple aerodynamics and wind tunnel activities is the Sci Files Guide found at the following link.