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Principles of Flight: Flying Paper Airplanes Lesson PlanPrinciples of Flight: Flying Paper Airplanes Lesson Plan
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Principles of Flight: Flying Paper Airplanes

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Students investigate ways to enhance an object's flying ability.  In this model construction lesson plan, students construct two paper airplanes, one of which is twice as big as the first.  Students compare and contrast the two separate planes and their difference in flight distance.

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real-world applications, flight, paper airplanes

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distance measurement, flight, model construction, paper airplanes, real-life application, math
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Grade
4th - 5th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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Project-Based Learning
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