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STEM Wolf

Paper Airplane Wind Tunnel

Two designs, five flights each, a tape measure, and a leaderboard. Then build something that flies which isn't a plane at all.

Length
25 min
Prep
5 min
Where
Indoor
Energy
Moderate
Scouts
1 or more
Parents
Leaders only
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How to run it

Fold design A, fly 5×, record distance and time. Fold design B, repeat. Chart both on the wall

and argue about why. Round 3: build anything that flies that isn't a paper airplane.

What it counts toward

Wolf Air of the Wolf

  • 1 Make a paper airplane and fly it five times.  Record the flight distance and time.
  • 2 Make a paper airplane of a different design and fly it five times. Record the flight distance and time.
  • 3 Compare and contrast the two paper airplanes by distance and flight times.
  • 4 Build a flying machine that is not a paper airplane.

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