Ken Blackurn
Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion
Paper Plane Exploration
Mr. Bucci - Technology 8
Pomona Middle School
www.bucciteacher.com
Ken Blackurn
Introduction | Task
| Process | Resources |
Evaluation | Conclusion
Introduction
In 1998, Ken Blackburn quit his job as
an aeronautical engineer and went to work fulltime training to regain his place
in the Guinness Book of World Records.
What did he do?
He threw a paper airplane that soared for 27.6 seconds before landing gently on
the floor of the Georgia Dome.
It's your turn to try to
beat the paper airplane record- at Pomona Middle School!
You'll start the way Ken Blackburn did - studying about flight and
aerodynamics. You will research various paper airplane designs and perfect your
throwing style. When the competition begins, you will be ready to try and set a
new record.
You will be using the seven steps of solving Technological problems to complete
this task:
1. State the problem.
2. List the criteria and restraints (dos and don'ts) in a DESIGN BRIEF.
3. Research
4. Think of alternative (different) solutions.
5. Choose the best one.
6. Implement the solution. Make a PROTOTYPE.
(The first one built of any design.)
7. Evaluate the solution.
The problem
is to build a 2 paper airplanes:
One that will fly for the longest time and the other that will travel for the
furthest distance.
The Design Criteria
The plane can be made
only from one sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" recycled copy paper and less than 1/2" of
tape. Your name will be clearly visible on the plane. No other materials, such
as paper clips, may be used.
Then, working alone or with a partner, you will find directions for making a
paper airplane. (Be sure to list your source.) Make it and test it! Look for
different ideas from the Internet, books, and friends or just invent a new plane
yourself.
The
following web sites may help you in your research.
How Airplanes Fly
Look for your definitions here:
Your Own Flight: Forces of
Flight
Great site about the history of flight and explains the four forces of flight.
How Airplanes Work
Simple to very technical explanations
Downloadable
videos
Directions for Paper Airplanes
Site 1 -
PaperAirplanes.co.uk
Site 2 - 10 Paper Airplanes.com
Site 3 - Fun Paper Airplanes.com
Flight Simulator:
Experiment! Change the angle of
attack, thrust, and elevator and see how far you can throw a paper airplane in
this neat simulator.
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Criteria
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4
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3
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2
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1
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Distance
Competition
24/%
6 points each |
Student (or team) enters
one plane in
the competition. Student (team) finishes 1st-5th place.
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Student (or team)
enters one
plane in the competition and finishes 6th-10th place.
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Student (or team)
enters one
plane in the competition and finishes 11th-15th place.
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Student (or team) enters
one plane in
the competition and finishes 16th- last place.
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Time
in Air Competition 24 %
6 points each
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Student (or team) enters
one plane in
the competition. Student (team) finishes 1st-5th place.
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Student (or team)
enters one
plane in the competition and finishes 6th-10th place.
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Student (or team)
enters one
plane in the competition and finishes 11th-15th place.
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Student (or team) enters
one plane in
the competition and finishes 16th- last place.
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Calculations
Table / Worksheet
28%
7 points each
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Student (or Team) was
successful in answering all questions on worksheet and calculating
feet per second questions.
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Student (or Team) was
successful in answering some of the questions on worksheet and
calculating feet per second questions.
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Student (or Team)
was
unsuccessful in answering all the questions on worksheet and
calculating some of the feet per second questions.
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Student (or Team) did not
turn in worksheet.
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Work Area
12 % 3 Points each |
Work area was cleaned
up and tools
and paper planes were returned to rightful place after every class
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Work area was cleaned
up and tools
and paper planes were not always returned to rightful place at the
end of every class
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Work area was not
always cleaned
up and tools and paper planes were often left out at the end of
class
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Work area was constantly
left messy and
tools and paper planes were always left out at the end of every
class
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Following
Classroom
Guidelines
12 % 3 Points each |
Arrived to class on time,
used class
time appropriately, did not distract others, stayed on task the
whole time.
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Arrived to class on time,
used class
time appropriately, did not distract others, stayed on task most of
the time.
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Arrived to class late,
was a
distraction to other students, and did not stay on task most of the
time.
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Arrived to class late
repeatedly,
was not on task at all and was constantly distracting other
students.
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I hope you enjoyed your
quest for the
Pomona Paper Airplane Record.
Don't forget what you
learned about aerodynamics and the four forces acting on objects in flight- that
knowledge will come in handy when you go for the Pomona record in MagLev or
Mousetrap Cars.
Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion