Paper Airplanes Away!

In this lesson, students will design and fly their own paper airplane and analyze their flight data to determine the best designs for getting planes to travel the farthest distance. Students will organize class flight data into a line plot and calculate the mean, median, mode, and range for the data set.

Resource ID#: 34337 Type: Lesson Plan

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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, Science

Grade Level(s): 3, 5

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Speakers/Headphones

Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)

Keywords: graphing, observe, paper airplanes, bar graph, line plot, mean, median, mode, range, repeated trials, repetition

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Video/Audio/Animation

Instructional Design Framework(s): Confirmation Inquiry (Level 1)

Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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