How Paper Airplane Affect The Average Distance Averaged?

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Paper Airplane Lab By: Isabella Catanzaro Question: How does the type of material used to make the airplane affect the average distance averaged? Background Research: The weight of printer paper is 1.8 grams per sheet. Cardstock weighs in at 199.6 grams per sheet. While construction paper weighs the total of 68.9 grams. Three important characteristics that contribute to making a good plane is the weight of the material, the stiffness of the material, and the texture of the material. Having curved wings also improves air dynamics since having them curved make the air go over the wings faster, resulting in an upward motion. Hypothesis: As the weight of the paper increases then the average distance traveled will increase as well. Procedure: 1.Gather all materials (cardstock, printer paper, construction paper, tape, and meter sticks) 2.Create the Bulldog Dart following the directions from …show more content…

The hypothesis was, as the weight of the paper used increases, then the average distance traveled will increase as well. Following the hypothesis the cardstock airplane should have gone farther than the other two. The reasoning being that the cardstock weighed more than the other two. The cardstock weighed 199.6 grams, the construction paper weighed 68.9 grams, and the printer paper weighed 1.8 grams. As stated the independent variables were kinds of paper and the paper types were cardstock, printer paper, and construction paper. What was being measured, also known as the dependent variable, was the average distance traveled in meters. The control group used was the printer paper. The constants were same type of airplane used ( Bulldog Dart ), same person throwing it, same amount of trials for each type of paper ( 3 ), same throwing area, and same start

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