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Paper Airplane Lab

Paper Airplane Lab. Introduction:. We want the planes to fly as far as they can. How can we make paper planes fly the farthest? What factors might cause paper airplanes to fly farther than others? . You will be working with a partner to design a paper airplane that will fly the farthest.

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Paper Airplane Lab

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  1. Paper Airplane Lab

  2. Introduction: • We want the planes to fly as far as they can. • How can we make paper planes fly the farthest? • What factors might cause paper airplanes to fly farther than others?

  3. You will be working with a partner to design a paper airplane that will fly the farthest. • 16 total trials will be conducted • 8 before you make a change, 8 after

  4. You will create a control plane, fly it 8 times, and measure the distance (DEPENDENT VARIABLE) • Then, you will make ONE change to your plane (INDEPENDENT VARIABLE) and conduct 8 more trials.

  5. What is your first control plane going to be?? • Relate it to the change you’re going to make!!! • Ex: small vs. big No flaps vs. flaps No staples vs. staples

  6. Question/Hypothesis • Testable question: How will the addition of paper clips to the paper airplane affect its flight distance? • Distance DEPENDS on the paper clips, paper clips do not DEPEND on the distance. • Hypothesis: If _(we do this independent variable)_then (this will happen to the dependent variable)___.

  7. Lab Report Write Up • Must include: • Title page: Title, name, period, date…………5 pts • Question What did we want to answer?......5 pts • Hypothesis: If/then prediction……………………5 pts • Materials: A list of materials used………………5 pts • Procedure: Step by step explanation of what you did to perform the experiment. Pictures are very helpful! 5pts • Data Table.............................................5 pts • Conclusion: Explain your results, including any possible mistakes that could have been made……….. 5 pts 35 pts

  8. Materials: • paper • 6 paper clips • meter sticks • notebook • masking tape • pencil or pen • marker Procedure: • Get paper and paper clips from table. • Make paper airplane following teacher’s directions. • Write your name on the airplane. • Gather paper, writing utensil, meter sticks and airplane and head out to your assigned runway. • Put down everything except your airplane. • Stand on the runway start line. Stand in the same place each time.

  9. Procedure continued: • With the airplane in hand, pull your arm back and throw the airplane down the runway. Make sure you throw it the same way each time. • Measure the distance the airplane flew to the nose of the airplane using the meter stick. • Record your data in your data table and pick up your airplane. Also record any problem you may have encountered. (Hitting people, bending the nose) • Add a paper clip to the airplane. Make sure to add it to the same place each time. • Repeat steps 6 – 11 for all 6 paper clips. • Pick up all of your materials and return to classroom. • Draw a picture of your airplane with the clips on it. • Return the meter sticks and paper clips and recycle your airplane.

  10. Conclusion: • What did you learn during the experiment? • Was your hypothesis supported or not supported? Explain why or why not? • What does your data show? Why do you think so? • Is there anything that you would have or should have done differently? Why?

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