On the top of your homework do the warm up

Warm up – What are the Variables

in our paper airplane experiment?

 Independent – what’s changing?

 Dependent – what’s being observed?
 Control – What’s not being changed?
 Constants – what are you going to keep the same
throughout the entire experiment?
REMEMEBR!!! – you ill be graded on this
 Remember SAFETY RULES ALWAYS
APPLY in a lab setting
 All materials and chemicals are considered to be
dangerous
 NO HORSEPLAY or PRANKS
 Other classes are in session so you CANNOT be loud
 If you are not mature enough to participate you will
do vocabulary instead and you will make up the
lab on your own time
 Variables in our Experiment
Prediction: I think adding paperclips will
make my planeNOTICE!!!!
go further.
We are not measuring how far you
Hypothesis:can If
throw your
I add twoairplane!!!!
paper clips to
the front
Weofare
mymeasuring
paper airplane,
if massthen
makesit will 0.5
travel further, because
it go further, the
not paper
force!!clips g ra
ms
add mass. Control your throw
force = (mass) x (acceleration)
Throw Weight of paper speed of airplane
At the top or YOUR procedure’s paper assign and
write the following roles of each group member
Thrower __(Group member’s name)___
They will throw the plane EVERY TIME and create the plane.

Recorder _(Group member’s name)_

Will be responsible for recording the information

Spotter _(Group member’s name)_

Responsible for measuring how far the plane traveled & telling
the recorder
Time Keeper _(Group member’s name)_
Pays attention to teacher, informs group, watches time
Observations:
# of paper Flight
 Data Table with clips Distance (m)
measurements from
0
the experiment.
1
 Include headings 2
and labels.
3
4
5
6
Procedure:
 How are we going to perform the experiment?
 Line up outside
 Rotate plane throwing group
 Recorders record
 Throwers, throw
 Spotter reports the measurements of the plane
 Time keeper helps the spotter and watches clock
 The furthest traveled plane wins bonus points on
first test
 Experiment Day
1. Get paper clips, lab paper and a meter stick.
2. Make the paper airplane. Make sure you follow
directions.
3. Gather materials and head out to your assigned
runway.
4. Fly your airplane, measure flight distance, and
record your data in your notebook. Remember to
add ONE paper clip each time.