Question

Suppose you must design an experiment to test how a paper airplane's shape affects the distance will fly. Your plane must fly halfway across your classroom to get the best grade. The teacher reminds you to use both imagination and logical reasoning in your design.

Answer 1

First I would make controls for the experiment, for example:

-Each plane must be one piece of paper

-No tape

Then make categories for certain shapes of planes, for example:

-Folding longways or shortways (that's a word right?)

-Wing length between 6-8 cm is one category, 8-10 is another category

-Test if a folded nose or pointed nose of the plane works better

-Find professional designs and test which long-distance one is the best