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Learners make a skydiver and parachute contraption and launch it. They see that the drag created by air resistance slows the descent of skydivers as they travel back to Earth.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners construct and launch paper helicopters.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct a paper glider to experiment with aerodynamic forces.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this fun physics activity (page 9 of the pdf), learners take part in a paper airplane design challenge.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners explore the Bernoulli effect by building an airfoil (airplane wing) and making it fly.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this inquiry-based activity, learners investigate the basic forces of flight as they construct their own paper glider that represents a rainforest creature from Borneo (large, tropical island in So

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this three-part activity, learners use paper to explore Bernoulli's Principle — fast-moving air has lower pressure than non-moving air.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the properties of paper by constructing and modifying paper airplanes.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct paper airplanes that twist and turn.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this design and physics challenge, learners construct a cylindrical wing, fly it, make modifications, and determine how the changes affect flight patterns.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners conduct four simple experiments to demonstrate the effects of air pressure.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity related to flight, learners conduct two simple tests to explore how lift works.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Conduct a simple experiment to explore how temperature changes can make things expand or contract.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity about flight, learners explore how high they can jump. Learners dip their finger in ink or dirt, then jump as high as they can and mark paper attached to the wall.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity related to flight, learners build a tiny stream channel to investigate how fluids (air and water) change speed as they flow between and around objects.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes