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YOU WILL NEED • Paper • Scissors • A short range target • A long range target • A metre stick HOW TO DO IT 1) Fold your paper to create an aeroplane (HINT: There are some great YouTube tutorials for how to do this). 2) Stand 5 metres from the short range target and test your plane. Refine it to make it better. 3) Stand 10 metres from the long range target and test your plane. 4) PAPER AEROPLANES How can we design a paper aeroplane to land on a target? INVESTIGATE Who can fly the most cargo (coins) on their plane? Research aeroplane and spacecraft designs. WHAT IS HAPPENING? As we throw the plane we create thrust, a force that propels it in the direction of motion. Drag is a force working in the opposite direction, caused by friction. The force of gravity pulls the planes in a downward direction.
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YOU WILL NEED
• Paper
• Scissors
• A short range
target
• A long range target
• A metre stick
HOW TO DO IT 1) Fold your paper to create an
aeroplane (HINT: There are
some great YouTube tutorials
for how to do this).
2) Stand 5 metres from the short
range target and test your
plane. Refine it to make it
better.
3) Stand 10 metres from the
long range target and test
your plane.
4)
PAPER AEROPLANES
How can we design a paper aeroplane to land on a target?
INVESTIGATE
Who can fly the most
cargo (coins) on their
plane?
Research aeroplane
and spacecraft designs.
WHAT IS HAPPENING?
As we throw the plane we create thrust, a force that propels it in the
direction of motion.
Drag is a force working in the opposite direction, caused by
friction.
The force of gravity pulls the planes in a downward direction.
