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Paper airplanes

Date Fri 21 April 2017 Category Activities Tags mechanical engineering / aerospace / paper airplanes / middle school

In this activity, students will build paper airplanes to learn about flight and what makes objects aerodynamic. They will then test their planes using a launcher: a cardboard ramp and a motor attached to a long piece of string. Building a launcher will emphasize the importance of consistent testing when …

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