Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Take Home Challenge #2: The Longest, Straight Flight

1/24/13

This week students in grades 3-6 have been testing out the paper airplanes they engineered as part of Take Home Challenge #2.  So far the diverse array of paper airplane modifications has been remarkable!  As more classes fly their planes, we get to see what modifications seem to work the best to meet the challenge of the longest, straight flight. 

Here is a glimpse into the work leading up to this week:

Each participant constructed a paper airplane.  Next they modified their paper airplane and tested out each modification before settling on the model that would achieve the longest, straight flight.

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Each participant submitted data sheets revealing their trials and the schematic of their best plane.
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We set up a tournament for 3rd-6th grade participants. 
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Here are a few video clips of students in 3M and 5Me participating in the airplane challenge.
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