Paper+Airplane+Lab

Read about paper airplanes. Use a search engine to like Yahoo, Google, or Ask to find information on paper airplanes. Choose a few interesting points to share on your wiki page along with a link to the webpage on which they were found. You must not copy and paste information directly from a website because that would be plagiarism. Do not copy and paste pictures that you did not create yourself. That would be a violation of copyright.
 * 1. Research **

Decide on a testable question about the flight of paper planes. For example, "Why do paper airplanes fly?" **is not** a testable question. But "What is the affect of a paper plane's mass on the distance it flies?" **is** a testable question because you could design an experiment to find out the answer.
 * 2. Ask a Question **

Complete a design diagram in your lab notebook. Copy it on your lab group wiki page.
 * 3. Design a Controlled Experiment **

Question:

Hypothesis:

Independent Variable:

Dependent Variable:

Constants:

Procedure Diagram or Digital Picture

Build three paper airplanes to test. Take a picture of your three planes and post the picture on your lab group wiki page.
 * 4. Prepare The Experiment **

Create a data table in your lab notebook to enter your data.
 * 5. Data Table **

C ollect the data on your paper planes and write it in your lab notebook. Copy the data to your lab group wiki page.
 * 6. Conduct Experiment **

Create a graph to show the relationship between the variables you chose. Paste the graph into your lab notebook. Take a picture of your graph and post it on your wiki page.
 * 7. Graph the Results **


 * 8. Evaluate Your Work **


 * || Advanced  ||  Proficient  ||
 * Scientific Inquiry || Conduct experiment independently || Conduct controlled scientific experiments. Make qualitative and quantitative observations. Distinguish between the independent and dependent variables in an experiment. ||
 * Scientific Communication || Able to communicate results to a non-classroom audience || Write clear, descriptive observations in a laboratory notebook. Design simple data tables. Create and interpret a scatter plot from a set of lab data. ||
 * Appropriate Use of Lab Equipment || Explain the limitations and sources of error when using equipment || Select the proper instrument to measure mass, volume, length, weight, temperature etc. Use the correct techniques to make proper laboratory measurement. Demonstrate reasonable accuracy when using a balance, thermometer, graduated cylinder, or a metric ruler. ||