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Paper Airplane Lab
Paper Airplane Lab
Questions:
• Have you flown a paper airplane before? (Hopefully
not in this class)
3. 6
4. Plot your data.
Determin
e interval
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and label
for y-axis. 5. Connect the data points.
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0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of paper clips
2. Determine interval and label for x-axis.
Conclusion:
• What did you learn during the experiment?
• Does your data make sense?
• Was your hypothesis correct? Explain why or why not?
• Did you do anything wrong?
• Is there anything that you would have or should have done
differently?
• Your conclusion should be 3 to 4 paragraphs long.
Questions:
1. What is a control? What was the control in this
experiment?
2. What is a constant? What were the constants in
this experiment?
3. What is an independent variable? What was the
independent variable in this experiment?
4. What is a dependent variable? What was the
dependent variable in this experiment?
5. Should your results be the same as others? Why
or why not?
Problem:
How does adding paper clips to a paper airplane affect its flight
distance?
Hypothesis:
If paper clips are added to the wings of the airplane, then the
airplane flight distance will decrease because the plane will weigh
more and not fly as far.
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Materials:
Procedure:
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Procedure continued:
7. With the airplane in hand, pull your arm back and throw the
airplane down the runway. Make sure you throw it the same way
each time.
8. Measure the distance the airplane flew to the nose of the airplane
using the meter stick.
9. Record your data in your notebook and pick up your airplane. Also
record any problem you may have encountered. (Hitting people,
bending the nose)
10. Add a paper clip to the airplane. Make sure to add it to the same
place each time.
11. Repeat steps 6 – 11 for all 6 paper clips.
12. Pick up all of your materials and return to classroom.
13. Draw a picture of your airplane with the clips on it.
14. Return the meter sticks and paper clips and recycle your airplane.
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Observations:
During this experiment, the paper airplane with two paper clips
hit Suzie as she was walking by and I bent the nose. After this
occurred, the airplane always drifted to the right. I think that
changed the outcome of the experiment. I put the paper clips in the
same place each time and stood in the same place on the runway. I
believe that I also threw the plane with the same speed each time.
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1 6.23
4
2 7.14
2
3 7.52
0
4 6.59
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
5 5.34
Number of Paper Clips
6 5.67
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Conclusion:
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Questions:
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