Today, I built a paper glider from recycled paper that can fly.
First, I looked at Nanogirl's video and learnt how to make a glider.
Second, I made a screencastify of me throwing my glider in the garden.
Next, I measured how far my glider flied which was 17 feet. I used my footsteps to measure the distance.
Lastly, I checked how long my glider flied which was 5 seconds. I used my stopwatch to check the time.
I learnt that there are four forces that makes an object fly which are gravity, lift, thrust and drag.
Gravity is the force that always wants to pull us down to the ground. You have to overcome gravity to fly.
Lift is the force that helps us to get up and stay in the air. Aeroplane wings are designed to create lift.
Thrust is the force that make the things move forward. Paper planes use the arm strength to fly.
Drag is the force that makes objects slow down when they are flying. The pointy thing in front of the aeroplanes helps to reduce drag.
I thought of some ideas to make my glider fly farther. They were to use a flat paper and to throw it the same direction as the wind.
An interesting fact is that an inventor tries something, and thinks about how they can make it better.
I liked doing this Summer Learning Journey task because I got to create my own invention.
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Ata mārie Sahil!
ReplyDeleteChris here, from the Summer Learning Journey.
Pai mahi on doing the first Nano Girl task! Glad you enjoyed it! Tēnā koe for posting a video of your plane flying, as well as describing the steps you took in completing this activity! The level of detail here is OUTSTANDING! Really cool that you took the time to explain the different scientific aspects involved in flight. Just fantastic.
Five seconds is a pretty long flight as well! It look like it flew upwards, too, which is impressive! A lot of them dive downwards. You’re right about the nose of the plane being very important for flight. Is there anything you might do differently if you were to make another plane?
Looking forward to what else you post during the Summer Learning Journey!
Ngā mihi,
Chris
Kia ora Chris,
DeleteThank you for commenting on my blog post and the feedback too.
I agree, five seconds is a really long time for a paper plane to fly as other planes land earlier.
I didn't expect it to stay in the air for that long either.
Yes, next time when I make a paper aeroplane I will make sure to make the wings a little bigger so that it can move farther.
How many types of paper aeroplanes can you make?
Thank you so much!
I am looking forward to your reply.
Sahil
Kia ora Sahil,
DeleteSounds like a plan! And I'm not sure of the types I've made, haha. I don't feel like I put too much thought into how I made them when I was younger.
Tēnā koe,
Chris