Developing Aircraft with Paper Engineering

STEP #1

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STEP #4

STEP #3

STEP #5

STEP #6

STEP #7

STEP #8:

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DEVELOPING AIRCRAFT WITH PAPER ENGINEERING

RESEARCH

EXPERIMENT

MEASURE

WATCH & BUILD

RECORD

BRAINSTORM

COMPARE

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STEP #1: RESEARCH

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Watch "How to design an airplane."

STEP #2: EXPERIMENT

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Without using any external resources:

STEP #3: MEASURE

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After you launch your aircraft into the air, record your results.

1. Throw your aircraft multiple times from the same starting position.
   
   
2. Record each of your flight distances.
   
   
3. Don't be discouraged if you fail.
   Failure helps you move forward.

STEP #4: WATCH AND BUILD

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STEP #5: RECORD

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RECORD YOUR DATA

youR ORIGINAL

TRADITIONAL #1

TRADITIONAL #2

Flight Distance #1

A inches

B inches

C inches

= (A + B+ C)/3

= (D+E+F)/3

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Flight Distance #2

Flight Distance #3

Average Distance

= (G+H+I)/3

D inches

G inches

E inches

H inches

F inches

I inches

STEP #6: Brainstorm

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• Brainstorm!
  
  
• Think about your research:
• What was successful about the paper airplanes you built?
• What failures did you experience?
  
  
• Try different things:
• Change the type of paper.
• Add weight in the nose (paperclip, penny, etc.).
• Create more acute angles in the design.

STEP #7: COMPARE

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Make multiple designs! Record the data!

STEP #8: CHALLENGE

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