AIRPLANES-TYPE OF PAPER

Purpose

The reason we are doing this project is to see which type of paper makes a paper plane fly the farthest.

HypothesisWe think that the notebook paper will fly the farthest because it is the thinnest and therefore the lightest.

The Materials

1 sheet of blank paper

3 sheets of notebook paper 8.5x11

3 sheets of colored construction paper 8.5x11

3 sheets of sand paper 8.5x11

1 tape measure 1 pair of scissors 1 pencil

The Procedures

Step 1: Make 3 of the same kind of plane out of notebook paper 8.5x11

Step 2: Make 3 of the same kind of plane out of construction paper 8.5x11

Step 3: Make 3 of the same kind of plane out of sand paper 8.5x11

Step 4: Lay a tape measure all the way out on the floor

The Procedures

Step 5: Have someone throw 1 sand paper, notebook, & construction paper planes with the same force

Step 6: Go check how far each plane flew

Step 7: Lay a piece of blank paper down and record how far each plane flew

Repeat steps 5,6, and 7 two more times for each type of plane.

Notebook paper Sand paper construction paper0

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which type of paper airplane flies the farthest?

Trial 1 Trial 2

Trial 3

Types of paper

Measured in feet and inches

Conclusion

Our hypothesis was right. We thought that the notebook paper plane would fly the farthest because it was the thinnest and therefore the lightest. If we were to do this project again we would change the types of paper that we used.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Jacob Bloemker for the sand paper, Mrs. Stroud for giving us helpful tips, and Mrs. Ledbetter , Mrs. Buscher, Mrs. Reeter, and Mrs. Stroud for setting up the power point slide and the Science Fair.

By Joel Bloemker and Makenzie Walk5A