Physics Fun

Monday Lunchtime saw the beginning of Science Week with the Physics actvity in the hall.  We were investigating flight, by building 15 different paper airplane designs and then launching them to see which ones flew best. The hall was set out with 15 design tables, where the different templates and folding instructions guided the students through how to make their chosen design of plane.  The templates ranged from Beginner through to Advanced with some Novelty designs thrown in for some fun!!  (The templates are available to download from www.paperairplanes.com).

The students were then given some Flying Tips on how to best create and launch their design to maximise its flight potential.  Then we launched them off the stage and looked at how they flew as well as how far they went.  It all culminated in a dog fight launch where the Girls planes were launched against the boys designs.

 
We also had information and discussions about why things fly which proved to be very interesting.
 
To see more photographs click this link to the gallery.
 

If you found this interesting then have a look at the links below:

Alex's Paper Airplanes - great collection of paper airplane designs.

AllCrafts.net - Free Crafts Network - Free Crafts projects! Your guide for all types of crafts. Holiday crafts, Kids crafts, crochet, knitting, dolls, rubber stamps and much more! 20+ craft categories. New free projects added weekly!

Flying Toys - a variety of cool toys dealing with flight. 

Hints and Things - Advice, hints, help, tips and information to make every day life a little easier covering subjects such as DIY, motoring, gardening, stain removal, recipes, puzzles, health, beauty and much, much more.

Home Decor  - Ruby Glen - Family, home and hobby resources including free craft patterns, and links to free clip art, recipes, holidays, and much more!

Paper Aircraft Association Homepage - Andy Chipling's site about the history of paper aircraft and rules of competition.  

Sites for Parents - great educational resource for parents of school-aged children. 

Sites for Teachers - collection of websites with educational content for teachers.

Speech Teach UK - A web site for parents and professionals supporting children with speech difficulties.

Teach-nology - the best on the web for teachers. 

The OmniWing -  site with a unique high-performance paper glider design.  

The Paper Airplane Company - Great paper models of real aircraft.