Treasure Hunt

Daniel Bernoulli and the making of the fluid equation

An Internet Treasure Hunt

Created by Amy Carmody

Introduction/ Questions/ Internet Resources

Introduction

What does a flying airplane and a pitchers curve ball have in common. Well, besides the fact that both travel through the air at amazingly fast speeds – both are based on a principle called Bernoulli’s Principle. Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician who liked to piddle around with these types of things. Now we get to piddle to…….

Questions

1. Describe some of the things Daniel Bernoulli was interested in his younger years.>

2. Describe the relationship between pressure and fluid speed.

3. What is lift?

4. Does air travel faster or slower over the top of a wing?

5. Explain why a glider must have larger wings than other airplanes.

6. What do we call the force that opposes or restricts motion?

7 What is the definition of turbulence?

8. What happens to lift when turbulence causes drag?

9. If a fluid is moving in a horizontal direction and the speed of the fluid increases, will the pressure decrease or increase?

10. How does a frisbee fly?

Internet Resources