First in Flight
Activity Summary
Students will make a paper airplane and test its flight time.
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Required Materials
- Measuring tape
- Stopwatch
- One sheet of copy paper (per team)
- Paper airplane designs
- The Sprinter
- The Phoenix
- The Spear
- The UFO
Before the activity, set up an area in a large room, such as a gymnasium, for testing the planes. A standardized flying area should be created using masking tape to mark the starting point.