Exploring the Extreme Educator Guide pdf - ER - NASA

Discussion1. Based on the experiments and the followupdiscussion, what is the purpose of eachpart of the engine? The air intake bringsambient, or outside,air into the engine.The compression section moves the airthrough a series of fans that compress, orsqueeze, the air causing it to increase inspeed. The combustion section heats theair by burning fuel. This causes the air toexpand very rapidly and significantlyincreases its speed again. Finally, theturbine forces the heated, expanding airout the back of the engine, creating thrust.AssessmentConduct a class discussion where studentsshare their findings about how a jet engineworks. Have them complete the jet enginework sheet by describing the function of eachpart of the jet engine. As an optional activity,instead of the Student Work Sheet, thestudents could be given a blank sheet of paperand instructed to draw a jet engine crosssection using their model and then describethe function of each part. Collect and reviewcompleted student worksheets.38High Performance Learning Activities in Mathematics, Science and TechnologyEG-2003-01-001-DFRC