Bernoulli’s principle and lift from pressure differences are the focus of this Grade 6 Science worksheet on air and aerodynamics. Students explore how fluid speed and pressure are related and apply that relationship to explain how pressure differences around an airfoil can contribute to lift.

Connect Speed, Pressure, and Lift

Students examine how changes in fluid speed affect pressure and use Bernoulli’s principle to explain pressure differences around objects moving through air. The resource also asks students to interpret how changes in wind speed affect surface pressure and to connect pressure gradients and circulation with the production of lift.

Key vocabulary and concepts are reinforced through questions that require students to explain relationships, interpret changes, and clarify the roles of pressure gradients and circulation in aerodynamic lift.

Flexible Question Types

Students encounter multiple-choice questions, true-or-false statements, short-answer responses, a reading passage, matching, a cloze passage, an essay, and a “Did You Know?” activity. This varied practice gives students opportunities to identify correct relationships, explain scientific ideas, apply vocabulary, and communicate their reasoning about air and aerodynamics.

What You Receive

• Student worksheet focused on Bernoulli’s principle and lift from pressure differences
• Student Notes & Lesson Summary supplement
• Separate Teacher Guide with Learning Objectives, Teaching Tips, Discussion Questions, and Common Mistakes

Classroom Use

Use this resource for guided instruction, independent practice, lesson review, or a check of student understanding within a Grade 6 air and aerodynamics unit. The notes supplement can support students as they organize the core concepts, while the Teacher Guide provides practical prompts for teaching and discussion.

Designed for an Alberta framework, this resource provides focused practice with Bernoulli’s principle, fluid speed, pressure differences, airfoils, wind speed, pressure gradients, circulation, and lift.