Paper Air Planes - Add this page to your journal. Follow the directions below.
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1. List the following variables:
2. How far did your planes fly? Record the following data (IN CENTIMETERS!):
The Stable (short, wide)
Trial 1:
Trial 2:
Trial 3:
Average:
The Dart (long, narrow)
Trial 1:
Trial 2:
Trial 3:
Average:
3. How might the shape of a plane's wings affect how far it flies?:
Answer ==>
4. Think about the shape of passenger planes. Are they short and wide, or long and narrow? Based on what you learned, explain why you think passenger planes have that shape.
Answer ==>
5. In a fair experiment, scientists need to think of everything that stays the same. Those are called controls, or controlled variables. Explain why it is important to list controlled variables.
Answer ==>
6. How would the results of this activity be different if you didn't think of the controlled variables? Why?
Answer ==>
- Independent Variable (the only thing that changes): Answer ==>
- Controlled Variables (everything that stays the same) (at least 4): Answer ==>
- Dependent Variable (what you measure): Answer ==> Distance plane travels (in cm)
2. How far did your planes fly? Record the following data (IN CENTIMETERS!):
The Stable (short, wide)
Trial 1:
Trial 2:
Trial 3:
Average:
The Dart (long, narrow)
Trial 1:
Trial 2:
Trial 3:
Average:
3. How might the shape of a plane's wings affect how far it flies?:
Answer ==>
4. Think about the shape of passenger planes. Are they short and wide, or long and narrow? Based on what you learned, explain why you think passenger planes have that shape.
Answer ==>
5. In a fair experiment, scientists need to think of everything that stays the same. Those are called controls, or controlled variables. Explain why it is important to list controlled variables.
Answer ==>
6. How would the results of this activity be different if you didn't think of the controlled variables? Why?
Answer ==>