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Guinness World Records
World Record Paper Plane Flight: Tips and Tricks for Maximum Distance
Joe has designed a paper airplane that flies farther than any other. He provides some tips to help with aerodynamic design. Use to prompt discussion about design for flight.
Curated Video
Origami Paper Crafts that Fly
If you're looking for a way to show your creativity and have a little bit of fun, then try these simple Origami Paper Crafts that FLY. Origami is the perfect way to mix paper planes with something fresh and new! Check out these five easy...
Great Big Story
John Collins, world record with paper airplane ‘Susanne’
Discover John Collins' journey as the Paper Airplane Guy, how he set the world record with his design "Susanne", and the science behind paper airplane folding.
Great Big Story
John Collins, World record with paper airplane "Susanne"
Discover John Collins' journey as the Paper Airplane Guy, how he set the world record with his design "Susanne", and the science behind paper airplane folding.
Science Buddies
Build a Paper Airplane Launcher
Here's a challenge: Try throwing a paper airplane by moving just your wrist (don't move your elbow or shoulder). It's hard, isn't it? How could you get a paper airplane to fly far if you can use only a short distance to launch it? Try...
The Backyard Scientist
Potato cannon powered glider!
My friend & I collaborated in Dropbox Paper to build a collapsible glider for a potato cannon!
Wonderscape
The Forces Behind Rocket Launches
Unpack the forces that propel rockets beyond Earth's atmosphere. This segment breaks down the concepts of thrust, weight, and drag, explaining their interplay in achieving successful rocket launches. Learn how engineers optimize rocket...
Curated Video
Airplane Catapult: Q&A with Nate | Design Squad
How does an airplane lift off the ground? Learn how planes use lift and thrust to fly, then make your own paper airplane catapult. For more videos, activities and games visit pbskids.org/designsquad
Curated Video
Rotation Clockwise about the Origin
In this short video we will answer a standardized math test question where we are asked to identify a rotation 180 degrees clockwise about the origin. We will rotate the image in the coordinate plane two 90 degree turns to identify...
Wonderscape
Flight Dynamics: Understanding Air Pressure and Lift
Delve into the principles of flight dynamics, focusing on the relationship between air pressure and lift. Discover how Bernoulli's principle influences the design of airplane wings, creating the necessary conditions for lift to occur....
Kids Academy
Geometry for 1st and 2nd Grade - Plane Geometry: Sides - Kids Academy
Your child can visually recognize a whole host of shapes, but now it’s time to notice their attributes, like vertices and sides. Make plane geometry easier by showing your 1st or 2nd grade child this video that will teach him or her how...
Curated Video
Cross-sectional drawings
Pupil outcome: I can produce cross-sectional drawings to show internal details. Key learning points: - Cross-sectional drawings help see inside objects by cutting them open on paper. - Cross-sectional drawings are used when important...
Curated Video
How to Make a Plastic Bottle Airplane
This tutorial will teach you how to make a toy plane using a plastic bottle. It’s a fun and easy way to recycle and reuse plastic bottles. You get to have a lot of creative freedom in designing your own aeroplane.
Curated Video
How airplane legroom got so tight
And why it isn’t regulated — yet. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videosf='http://goo.gl/0bsAjO' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>videos When you’re flying, there’s one thing you want to be above all else —...
The March of Time
Planning in Ottawa
MOT 1939: WWII PLANNING: Freight train leaving station Canadian Parliament BG. Man at desk handing papers to soldiers. REPRISAL: Three Canadian officers looking over papers. CU Drawings of military planes men w/ pencils going over designs.
MinutePhysics
How Do Airplanes Fly?
Up, up, and away! Physics scholars learn the secrets to defying gravity through engineering. The video describes the forces acting on various parts of the plane and the designs that minimize these forces or increase opposing forces. The...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Engineer Profile: Simon Bahr
Simon Bahr, an engineer at The Boeing Company, explains lift and describes the safety testing that planes go through before they are allowed to fly. Bahr relates lift to the sensation you feel when you stick a hand out the window of a...