Target Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

FoilSim is an educational software package that was created at the NASA Glenn Research Center to instruct students in the basics of aerodynamics. The software contains two main parts, a baseball pitch and a wing-airflow simulator. Lessons prompt students to engage in problem solving and discovery. The software was created both to cultivate a more thorough understanding of the research being done at the NASA Glenn Research Center, and to fill a critical need for intuitive tools that supplement and enhance math and science curricula.

System Requirements: Windows 95, Windows NT or Macintosh

Web Access: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/freesoftware_page.htm

Additional Information: carol.galica@grc.nasa.gov