1. How Living Things Fly Characteristics of flying birds
Wings to produce lift
Powerful flight muscles to generate forward motion
Aerodynamic body reduces drag
Very light bones with air sacs reduces weight
Gliding and Parachuting
Other flying animals

2. Characteristics and Adaptations for Living Things to Fly - Birds
Birds must deal with the aerodynamic forces which affect planes, helicopters, etc. These are Lift, Weight, Thrust and Drag.
They do this by have a specific set of bodily characteristics
Wings to produce lift
Powerful flight muscles to generate forward motion
Aerodynamic body reduces drag
Very light bones with air sacs reduces weight

3. Wings to produce lift Birds and airplanes produce lift the same way
The shape of the wing causes air to move faster above it and slower below
This creates more pressure under the wing than above creating lift

4. Powerful flight muscles to generate thrust
When a bird flaps its wings, it sends air down and behind to produce thrust
To accomplish this, a bird must twist its wings to create the right angle
Birds accomplish this with very strong flying muscles

5. Aerodynamic Body
Having an aerodynamic body allows birds to reduce drag
Is similar to how an airplane is shaped

6. Very light bones with air sacs reduces weight
For anything to fly, lift must be greater than weight
Birds accomplish this in part by having a hollow bones which contain air sacs

7. How do birds fly?

8. Gliding and Parachuting
There are two ways humans can fall and land safety from heights. They can
use a parachute
use a wingsuit
Both work to slow the persons fall.

9. Using a Parachute
Gravity pulls your down and air resistance (drag/lift in this case) pushes you up
Parachutes act to increase the air resistance
The greater the air resistance, the slower the person will fall to the ground

10. Wingsuit
Wingsuits act like a skin or membrane between your legs and arms
They allow you to glide from one place to another while falling at a reduced speed
Most people wearing a wingsuit will also need to use a parachute to land

11. How do other animals fly?
Most other animals take advantage of bodily adaptations to glide from one place to another
These adaptations usually involve a membrane or skin attached between points on the animal
This skin acts like a parachute or wingsuit
These animals often use their tails and arms to stabilize flight and turn
Flying Squirrel
Flying Fish
Flying Lemurs

12. Other Flying Animals
Flying Squirrel
Flying Fish

13. Activity
Task:
Your task is to create a parachute which will allow your egg to fall safety from an elevated location
Rules:
You may only use the materials provided
Your egg must be fully intact after it lands