A simple explanation of gravity and lift, tailored for young children, to help them understand how airplanes soar through the sky.
Gravity is like a really strong friend that pulls everything down! It keeps us on the ground and stops us from floating away into the sky. Just like when you drop a toy, it falls down because of gravity!
Lift is like a magic power that helps airplanes go up in the air. When an airplane goes fast on the ground, its wings push against the air, and that helps it lift up, up, and away!
Airplanes can fly because they have both gravity and lift working together. When the airplane is on the ground, gravity pulls it down. But when it speeds up, lift from its wings helps it go up into the sky. So, the airplane flies because it can use lift to beat gravity. Isn’t that cool?