Let's go fly a kite ... oops, a paper airplane! The 13th segment in an aviation unit of 22 relates the parts of an airplane to paper airplanes. Pupils learn the functions of the control surfaces of a plane to really make their knowledge take flight.

Concepts

aerodynamics, aviation, airplanes, paper airplanes, design, engineering design, technology resources

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Additional Tags

aerodynamics, airplanes, model, stability

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Instructional Ideas

• Research different designs and explain the purpose of the parts of the design
• Provide a picture of a plane and have class members identify its parts 

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes the class understands the forces acting upon a plane

Pros

• Provides a list of vocabulary words and definitions
• Includes suggestions for extensions

Cons

• None