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Create & modify paper airplanes.
Create & modify paper airplanes.
Aviation & Aerospace Engineering
Aviation & Aerospace Engineering
Origami Airplanes
Origami Airplanes
Materials Needed:
Paper
Ideas!
Did you know that the paper airplane was invented by the Wright Brothers?
Did you know that the paper airplane was invented by the Wright Brothers?
It's TRUE!
It's TRUE!
When the Wright Brothers first started inventing the airplane, they started with a paper model. Modeling is an important STEM Skill.
When the Wright Brothers first started inventing the airplane, they started with a paper model. Modeling is an important STEM Skill.
December 1903 -Flight of the "Kitty Hawk"
Tips:
Tips:
Make sure your folds are straight.
Make sure your folds are straight.
Crease your folds using your fingernail or a flat object (like the back of a spoon).
Crease your folds using your fingernail or a flat object (like the back of a spoon).
Expand your Knowledge:
Expand your Knowledge:
Check out more varieties of airplanes! Ask your parents to search for other "Fold 'N Fly" airplanes.
Check out more varieties of airplanes! Ask your parents to search for other "Fold 'N Fly" airplanes.
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PaperAirplanesGuide.pdfShare Your Learning
Share Your Learning
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Tell us about your experiment!
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Career Connection & Extension
Career Connection & Extension
How do planes fly?
How do planes fly?
Learn more about the SCIENCE behind flight!
Do you want to be a pilot?
Do you want to be a pilot?
Check out this awesome video!
Check out this awesome video!
Planes and more planes!
Planes and more planes!
Watch a TON of planes landing & taking off!
Watch a TON of planes landing & taking off!
NISD Career Tree
NISD Career Tree
A career tree shows the variety of careers that are possible and helps students set career goals.
Explore the careers below that are connected to this STEM@Home Activity.
The NISD Aviation and Aeronautics Academy helps students gain skills and experience in a variety of careers related to aviation.
The NISD STEM Academy helps students gain professional skills and experience in a variety of STEM related fields -- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
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