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Paper Airplane Challenge [ENGINEERING]

LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY

TIME COMMITMENT: 30 MINUTES

THE CHALLENGE: Can you construct a paper airplane that glides 10 feet while carrying weight? This creative engineering challenge is fun, engaging, and educational all at the same time!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

  • Construction paper

  • Tape measure

  • Tape

  • Coins

HOW TO DO IT:

  1. Fold a piece of construction paper into a paper airplane. Use the internet to research how to fold a paper airplane if you’re not already sure how.

  2. Decide on a starting line and measure 10 feet away from that line using a tape measure. Use a piece of tape or other marker to indicate that 10 foot mark.

  3. Throw the paper airplane forward and see if it glides at least 10 feet. Fold more paper airplanes and make modifications to make them fly farther.

  4. Tape coins or paperclips to your plane and measure distance with weight attached vs. without.

OBSERVATIONS: How many coins or paper clips can you attach to your paper airplane and still make it fly 10 feet?

NOW TRY THIS! Modify your designs to see if you can construct an airplane that flies farther or straighter with weight attached.

REFLECTIONS: Similar to jumbo jets, paper airplanes fly because of a few different factors. An airplane needs thrust, or energy, to move it forward. This is supplied by your arm. It also needs lift to stay in the air. Lift happens because the air pressure is greater underneath the wings than it is on top of the wings, enabling even very heavy airplanes to glide effortlessly through the air!

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PROJECT CREDIT: AWESOME SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS | CRYSTAL CHATTERTON

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