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AIRPLANE
DESIGN CHALLENGE
GOAL
Use the design process to solve a problem
Objective
Design a paper airplane that can stay in the air as long as possible
Vocabulary Review
Engineer: Someone who designs solutions to a problem
Problem: What we are trying to solve (keeping a paper airplane in the air as long as possible)
Solution: Our idea, our design, our answer to the problem (our paper airplane)
STEP 1: Think
What makes a paper airplane stay in the air longer?
Is it...
Size of the plane?
Size of the wings?
Shape of the wings?
How heavy the plane is?
How pointy the plane is?
What else might make the plane stay in the air longer?
STEP 2: Plan
You can use ideas for planes using the videos below
OR
Come up with your own design!
STEP 3: BUILD
Build it!
If your plane isn't perfect, no worries! Just have fun.
STEP 4: TEST
Toss your plane into the air and count how many seconds before it hits the ground
When your done, log your results here...
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