Fold and Fly
by Nidhi Mehta
Engineers often create small-size models of a new product to test its design. This is especially true with airplanes. Model testing tells engineers how a design responds to different air conditions and aircraft shapes, and lets them experiment with the control surfaces that are used to steer the aircraft. Using small models guides engineers to discard prototypes that do not work, which is a smarter option than than throwing away full-size (large and expensive to build) aircraft that do not work.
Students will work in groups, follow the engineering design process to create the fastest paper airplane!
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19hrmBLY3KX557NGvklUqk6kT-K_Mps2aF9JcWjk…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P2: Objects at a Distance P3: Net Force P4: Energy Transfer Earth and Space Science E1: Earth Systems Technology 1. Empowered Learner 2. Digital Citizen 3. Knowledge Constructor 4. Innovative Designer 5. Computational Thinker 6. Creative Communicator 7. Global Collaborator Engineering S1: Engineering & Global Society S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering S5: Apply Technology to Engineering S6: Apply Communications to Engineering S7: Apply Project Management to Engineering Mathematics Counting and Cardinality (CC) Operations and Algebraic Thinking (OA) Number and Operations in Base Ten (NBT) Number and Operations—Fractions (NF) Measurement and Data (MD) Geometry (G) Ratio and Proportion (RP) The Number System (NS) Number & Quantity (N) Algebra (A) Reasoning with Functions and Relations (RFR) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Literature) Reading (Informational Text) Writing Speaking & Listening
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