In this paper plane experiment, me and my partner tested which 3 different types of paper material would make the plane fly a long distance. The first plane, which is the controlled variable, is made of printer paper, and has “The Harrier” design. The longest distance it flew was 16.6 ft., and the average distance turned out to be 14.8 ft. The second plane is made of poster paper, the thickest material, and also had “The Harrier” design. This is the independent variable. The longest distance it had was 16.5 ft., and the average distance turned out to be 12.862 ft. The last plane is made of mixed media paper, and the thickness of the paper was between the printer paper and poster paper, it also had “The Harrier” design. This is the dependent variable. The longest distance it got to was 29.4 ft., and the average distance turned out to be 24.4 ft. Our hypothesis is if the plane were to be made of printer paper, then it will fly a long distance because it will have a light weight. Our hypothesis was rejected because the mixed media paper flew the longest distance, so me and my partner learned that the mixed media paper would make the plane fly a further distance because of its weight, which is between the printer paper (light) and the poster paper (heavy). Something I would do next time, is use more paper material, and probably more paper plane designs.
The yellow is the poster paper, and the white is the mixed media paper.
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