Nosedive: Lift and Drag with Paper Airplanes

Submitted by smileadmin on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 19:44

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  • New York Hall of Science

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  • TryScience

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This is a great activity for investigating the basics of lift and drag as they pertain to flight. Learners will discover how to avoid "taking a nosedive" by building their own paper airplane. Includes instructions for modifying the paper airplanes to achieve different flight patterns. Learners can go further by trying their own designs and modifications.

Quick Guide

  • Preparation Time: Under 5 minutes
  • Learning Time: 10 to 30 minutes
  • Estimated materials cost: 1 cent - $1 per student
  • Age Range: Ages 6 - 14
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  • Language: English

Materials List (per student)

  • Several 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper.
  • Optional targets - these can be cones, other sheets of paper, Xs taped to the floor, or anything else at which you can aim a paper airplane.
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Informal Categories

  • Model Building
  • Physical Activity

Subjects

  • Engineering and Technology
    • Engineering
      • Aerospace Engineering
    • Technology
      • Construction
  • Physical Sciences
    • Motion and Forces
      • Gravity
      • Projectile Motion
      • Center of Gravity
  • The Nature of Technology
    • The Design Process
Audience

To use this activity learners need to

  • see
  • be mobile
  • touch

Learning styles supported

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities
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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

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