This flight activity was created for Year 4 students. In this activity, students carried out the following:
- Explored aerospace and STEM concepts and principles associated with flight (including forces associated with flight).
- Using engineering design processes, designed and built a paper plane.
- Gathered data on the distances and times traveled by the plane.
- Collected, organised, recorded, and interpreted the data collected.
- Drew conclusions regarding flight times and distances, noting how plane design and plane launching factors impacted on times and distances.
- Developed a model for determining a winning plane, given time and distance data.
- Prepared a class report to present to peers on points 5 and 6.
The following booklets will enable you to carry out the flight activity in your classroom