10th Grade Physical Science Core Labs

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Purpose:
To investigate speed by examining the flight of paper airplanes.

Summary:
Students construct a paper airplane and measure the distance of flight and time of flight to calculate the speed? The object is, "How slow can you make a paper airplane fly?"

Objectives Links:
2: B. Laws of Motion

Process Skills Checklist

Materials:

• stop watch
• paper airplane of your own design
• meterstick
• string
• tape
• paperclips
• stapler

Safety Concerns:
Projectiles

Revision Date:
November 2001