STEM-Paper Plane Challenge

Looking for a fun STEM challenge for your students?
Easy prep and loads of fun!!

Kids just love to make and throw paper planes!
Did you know that National Paper Plane Day is celebrated each year on MAY 26TH??
A great way to get some sneaky fitness in as your kids run around retrieving their planes

Relaxation- origami is a proven relaxation technique with hidden health benefits

Bonding and healthy competition

Design challenges- encourage your students to test their designs and search the internet for different plans and models. What improvements worked?

Great to use as a research tool and introduction to the topic of flight.

What is included in this resource?

-This resource comes with a powerpoint presentation to share with your students with clickable links to take you to some fabulous YouTube demonstrations of varying levels of difficulty, to encourage and challenge your students

-The worksheets use informal, metric and imperial measurement depending on which country you are in or which age group you are working with.

-A versatile resource which can be used for both math and science lessons

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What people are saying about this resource

"My students loved using these resources to learn about scientific methods. I had students learn about the steps of the scientific method and make their hypotheses before creating and flying the airplanes. "

“This was a great end of the year activity that I was able to easily adapt for use with my 7th grade students. They loved it!”

“Turn their hobby into a learning opportunity!!”

“Great resource, easy to implement and engaging!”

This is for use by one teacher in one classroom. If you would like to share with your colleagues, PLEASE purchase a multiple license. Thank you :)