Developing Aircraft with Paper Engineering

DEVELOPING AIRCRAFT WITH PAPER ENGINEERING

STEP #4

STEP #1

STEP #5

STEP #7

STEP #2

EXPERIMENT

RECORD

STEP #3

STEP #6

MEASURE

WATCH & BUILD

RESEARCH

BRAINSTORM

COMPARE

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STEP #8: CHALLENGE

STEP #1: RESEARCH

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Watch "How to design an airplane."

STEP #2: EXPERIMENT

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Without using any external resources:- NO internet - NO adult assistance - NO social media Create a paper airplane with one sheet of regular white paper.

Launch your aircraft with all of your strength!

STEP #3: MEASURE

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After you launch your aircraft into the air, record your results.A few items to note when you record your distances:

1. Throw your aircraft multiple times from the same starting position.
2. Record each of your flight distances.
3. Don't be discouraged if you fail.Failure helps you move forward.

STEP #4: WATCH AND BUILD

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TRADITIONAL AIRPLANE #2

TRADITIONAL AIRPLANE #1

Watch each tutorial and build each of the traditional paper airplanes.

STEP #5: RECORD

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RECORD YOUR DATA

Can't print one from home?Create your own!

Click here to view a printable version.

TRADITIONAL #1

TRADITIONAL #2

youR ORIGINAL

D inches

A inches

G inches

Flight Distance #1

B inches

E inches

H inches

Flight Distance #2

C inches

Flight Distance #3

F inches

I inches

= (D+E+F)/3

= (A + B+ C)/3

= (G+H+I)/3

Average Distance

STEP #6: Brainstorm

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• Brainstorm!
• Think about your research:
• What was successful about the paper airplanes you built?
• What failures did you experience?
• Try different things:
• Change the type of paper.
• Add weight in the nose (paperclip, penny, etc.).
• Create more acute angles in the design.

GO CREATE!

STEP #7: COMPARE

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Make multiple designs! Record the data!

STEP #8: CHALLENGE

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Once you have perfected your design, challenge someone!

I used to make paper airplanes all of the time! I bet I could show a few techniques...

Anything you can do, I can do better!

Sounds like fun!