G Forces at Work – Pitch, Roll, and Yaw in an Aerobatic Stunt Plane
6:12
Grades: 3 - 5
Video Description: Learn from an aerobatic stunt pilot what it’s like to experience G forces while performing aerobatic maneuvers.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Aviation-21**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- While viewing this video, have students take note of the definitions of the words, gravity, altimeter, pitch, roll and yaw. Replay the portion of the video of the plane in flight without the sound but with the time showing. Ask students to identify the words in action by recording the times of an example of each word.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
