something about paper airplanes
problem has to be in a form of a question
need to do research that ties into our problem- GALE..cite source in mla format
form a hypothesis including a dependent and independent variable (label independent and dependent variable along with control group) and independent variable
DEPENDENT=FLYING TIME
Materials/Methods:
materials will be bulleted...method will be numbered(procedure)
must have at least one data table and one CORRECT graph
must have a REAL short summary under each table
CONCLUSION:Claim Evidence Reasoning
problem has to be in a form of a question
need to do research that ties into our problem- GALE..cite source in mla format
form a hypothesis including a dependent and independent variable (label independent and dependent variable along with control group) and independent variable
DEPENDENT=FLYING TIME
Materials/Methods:
materials will be bulleted...method will be numbered(procedure)
must have at least one data table and one CORRECT graph
must have a REAL short summary under each table
CONCLUSION:Claim Evidence Reasoning
Crash Landing
Problem: How do staples on the wings of a paper airplane affect it's flight time?
Hypothesis: If more staples are added on to the wings of the plane, then the flight time of the plane will decrease.
Independent Variable: number of staples added on to the wings
Dependent Variable: flight time of the paper airplane
Control Group: plane with no staples
Dependent Variable: flight time of the paper airplane
Control Group: plane with no staples
Research: There are many terms which you should know before you begin the project:
Thrust- a force that pushes something to start moving
Lift- when air moves over and under providing a force that keeps the plane in the air
Drag- when the air pushes against the plane which provides a force that slows it down
Weight- force of Earth's gravity acting on the paper airplane
Science Buddies. "How Far Will It Fly? Build and Test Various Paper Planes."ScienceBuddies.com. Science Buddies, n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.
Thrust- a force that pushes something to start moving
Lift- when air moves over and under providing a force that keeps the plane in the air
Drag- when the air pushes against the plane which provides a force that slows it down
Weight- force of Earth's gravity acting on the paper airplane
Science Buddies. "How Far Will It Fly? Build and Test Various Paper Planes."ScienceBuddies.com. Science Buddies, n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.
Materials:
- 1 sheet of printer paper
- stapler with staples
- stopwatch (might need a friend as well)
- a nice open area INSIDE without obstacles (so weather or other natural causes don't affect the outcome)
Methods:
- Make 1 "BASIC DART" paper airplane. If you don't know how, visit this link: http://webpath.follettsoftware.com/resource/viewurl?encodedUrl=plo2j1Ikxcj5uQozTp-kxXtE3SZsaZmSq3TVNCSWYkE&version=1&userGUID=AA7A5D30-A683-49BD-BE80-06BF76FD919D&gv=1&gc=-890266457&appsignature=Destiny&appversion=10.5.6.0+%28RC6%29
- Test your first airplane by throwing the plane in an open area. It's helpful to have a friend timing you, rather than you guessing when to touch the "start" button. Repeat this step three times while recording and averaging out the times.
- Now add 1 staple to each wing of the plane. Repeat step 2 over again with the modified plane. Average out the three times
- Now add 1 MORE staple to each wing of the plane (you should have two staples on each wing now). Repeat step 2 with the modified plane. Average out the three times.
- Now add 1 MORE staple to each wing of the plane (you should have three staples on each wing now). Repeat step 2 with the modified plane. Average out the three times.
Data Table
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This data table shows the NON-AVERAGED times of the plane. I threw each plane three times and got the results above. As you can see the plane with three staples had the biggest time of all three planes with 1.9 seconds in the air.
Graph
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This graph shows the averaged times of the flights of the planes. As you can see, the more you added staples on the wings of the planes, the longer it flew in the air.
Conclusion
The plane with the most staples flew the longest. This means that the more staples you add to a paper airplane, the longer it will stay in the air.
The control plane, or the plane with no staples, flew for 1 and 1.2 seconds. This is a comparatively low time compared to the plane with one staple which flew for 1.2, 1.3, and 1.5 seconds. The longest flight time for the first plane was the shortest flight time for the second plane. The plane with two staples on each wing flew for 1.3, 1.7, and 1.5 seconds. This was a steady increase from the second plane. The fourth plane with 3 staples on each wing jumped in results with 1.6, 1.4, and 1.9 seconds. This proved to have the longest time in the air with a 1.63 average.
The fourth plane with three staples on each wing flew for the longest time, which proved that the more staples you add to paper airplane, the longer it will stay in the air. This also proved that the plane with the most staples flew for the longest time. The plane with no staples proved to have a disadvantage against the other plains without the extra weight.
The control plane, or the plane with no staples, flew for 1 and 1.2 seconds. This is a comparatively low time compared to the plane with one staple which flew for 1.2, 1.3, and 1.5 seconds. The longest flight time for the first plane was the shortest flight time for the second plane. The plane with two staples on each wing flew for 1.3, 1.7, and 1.5 seconds. This was a steady increase from the second plane. The fourth plane with 3 staples on each wing jumped in results with 1.6, 1.4, and 1.9 seconds. This proved to have the longest time in the air with a 1.63 average.
The fourth plane with three staples on each wing flew for the longest time, which proved that the more staples you add to paper airplane, the longer it will stay in the air. This also proved that the plane with the most staples flew for the longest time. The plane with no staples proved to have a disadvantage against the other plains without the extra weight.