Week 1
Outline
Overview
Overview
Session 1
Session 1
Questions
Questions
How do airplanes fly?
How do airplanes take off and stay in the sky?
Goal
Goal
To understand the project goal
To understand the problem solving process
Activities
Activities
Watch videos on flight
Overview of airplane project
Create team mission patches/airplane logos
Create paper airplanes for distance and airtime and collect data
Resources
Resources
Video on Airplanes and Flight
Paper Airplane Websites with instructions
Outcomes
Outcomes
Journal keeping
Understanding the project goal
Paper Airplane Design
Session 2
Session 2
Questions
Questions
How do planes take off and stay in the sky?
How does the design of the plane affect flight?
Goal
Goal
To understand the design process
To understand the four forces of flight
Activities
Activities
Redesign the paper airplanes
Resources
Resources
Flight interactive
Bill Nye Video
Outcomes
Outcomes
Redesigned airplane