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This Building-Testing-Improving Paper Airplanes: Head's Up! activity also includes:
- Flight Distances Worksheet
- Plane Design Instructions
- Plane Patterns Handout
- Blank Plane Diagram (overhead transparency)
- Distance/Time Table (overhead template for class data)
- Flight Distances Worksheet
- Plane Design Instructions
- Plane Patterns Handout
- Blank Plane Diagram (overhead transparency)
- Distance/Time Table (overhead template for class data)
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Take foldables to all new heights. Pupils build and fly different types of paper airplanes in the 14th portion of a 22-part unit on aviation. Groups collect data on distance and flight time for each plane and compare the data from the class.
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Instructional Ideas
- Collect the data by plane design and create an appropriate data display
Classroom Considerations
- Assumes class members understand the forces on planes
- Requires a large area to test fly the planes
Pros
- Provides a table to use to collect and average data
- Contains templates for different plane designs
Cons
- None