Understanding the four forces of flight— Gravity, Lift, Thrust, and Drag .

It is an interdisciplinary approach that integrates four key pillars to solve real-world problems.

Lessons are most effective when they cast students in professional roles, such as being "paleontologists" who use evidence to tell a story or "engineers" designing for a specific mission. 2. The Engineering Design Process (EDP)

To make "Lesson 1" more approachable, educators often use . By reading a book or watching a narrative video, students can identify a problem a character faces and use their STEM skills to "engineer" a solution for that character.