Paper Planes – Kenya and Julie

WikiHow disappointed us big time. At first, we used the plane on the left. According to WikiHow, this design would ensure us great distance and a successful flight. Unfortunately, we were left quite disappointed with our creation as it left us with inaccurate results. After we reflected on this design, with half an hour left, we decided to redo the experiment with the plane on the right. Our project was based off of weight. We experimented to discover what affect weight would have on the distance in which the plane flies. A google site explained that with more weight, there will be more distance. Julie and I proved that to be true during the second round of trials. Our results the first time stated that the least weight went the farthest, the middle weight went the shortest, and the heaviest was in the middle. Looking at these results, it was confusing. We also knew that the plane was having a really hard time flying and that I had a hard time getting it to go straight, thus we decided to do another round. In our second round, the lightest had the least weight, the midde weight was in the middle and the heaviest went the farthest. We were quite satisfied with these results and we had no regrets in doing a second round with the minimal time that was had left for class. Overall, we learned that the design of a plane is quite significant and we learned which design is superior, as well as how to properly distribute additional weight (paperclips).