Overview
Students perform a series of trials with paper airplanes including measuring flight distance and time, graph and collect data, and use their observations of paper airplane flight to explain flight.
Educational Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.3:
Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.
NGSS-MS-PS2-2:
Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
NGSS-MS-PS2-4:
Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
NGSS-5-PS2-1:
Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
NGSS MS ETS1-3:
Analyze data from tests to determine similarities and differences among several design solutions to identify the best characteristics of each that can be combined into a new solution to better meet the criteria for success.
NGSS 3-5ETS1-3:
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
