FLIGHT
Aim: To learn about flight and aerodynamics.
- In your groups of 3 you will make a paper plane and measure its distance and behaviour.
- In groups of 3 you will make a water rocket and record its distance and behaviour.
The action or process
of flying through the air
4 forces of flight:
- gravity
- thrust
- drag
- lift
Paper Plane:
Material:
1. paper
2. ruler
3.paper clip
Steps:
1. fold it in half.
2. fold the corners in the middle.
3. fold it in half again.
Findings:
Plane Type
|
Distance
|
Behaviour
|
Normal
| 3.0 | straight line |
Ailerons
| .7 | cured back |
| Paper clip | 3.2 | straight line |
Conclusion:
In our group the one that went the furthest is the paper clip one because the paper clip one was weighting it down so it made it gelid to 3.2 metiers. The wing were very big so it would of made it gelid further then all the other planes.
The paper plane that was normal flew 3.0 metres in a straight line.
The paper plane that was the Ailerons flew .7 in a cured back.
The paper plane the was the paper clip flew 3.2 straight line
Water Rocket
Material:
1. bottle
2. cardboard
3. paper
4. nose con e
5. scissors
6. glue
Steps:
1. cut the bottle in half
2. cut out three or four fines
3. glue the fins on the bottle
4. glue on the nose con e
5.
6.
7.
Findings:
( Record the distance and the flight behaviour of your rocket.)
Fuel Amount
|
Test 1
|
Test 2
|
Test 3
|
⅓ water
| not far | feather | really far |
½ water
| not far | feather | really far |
¾ water
| not far | feather | really far |
Conclusion:
