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Students identify the parts of an airplane and determine the part(s) of an airplane that cause a specfic action. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students measure an airplane and compare the size to a parking area. After a lecture/demo, students read an article on small jets. They work in groups to determine if a T-38 aircraft would fit into a garage space of a given dimension. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students study examples of paper airplanes and then create their own paper airplane models. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students research paper airplanes and develop a hypothesis about which airplanes fly the farthest. They build and fly different models of planes. They collect and graph data and write up their conclusions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover what they can do working with their hands and common tools and materials. They create airplanes out of styrofoam meat trays. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students listen to a lecture on basic concepts about airplane flight. They discuss why jetliner wings are swept back and why jet engines have replaced propellers in high-speed flight. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students create paper airplanes. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students create a paper airplane and change it to increase flight distance. They collect data from three airplane flights, then find the median distance. Using a stem-and-leaf plot, they collect, organize and interpret median distances. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students examine the similarities between the wings of birds and airplanes. They analyze photos, compare/contrast birds and airplanes, create a comparison drawing of a bird and airplane, and present their drawing to the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Student design and make a variety of paper airplanes. They copy models, design their own, discuss aspects of aerodynamics and then reflect on how engineers make models to test ideas and designs. Full Review »