Paper Airplanes

This project is designed to test how drag affects the speed, and distance of a paper airplane. How does drag affect the speed, and distance of an airplane? This is important because it might help with fuel usage with airplanes. Other people would want to know about it because it could help with fuel usage on airplanes. The more drag a paper airplane has the slower it will go and it will go, and not as far. To do this I will need to understand drag speed and aerodynamics.

designing an experiment, we have to design an experiment and we need to confirm the

In conclusion, the purpose of this lab was to decide if the sizes of the paper helicopters would have an effect on their descent times. One theory was that if the size of the paper rotocopter increases, then their descent time will also increase.To determine the results of this experiment certain procedural steps were followed. Firstly all five of the rotocopter were cut out, and folded on the dotted line, the paperclip was used to hold the flaps on the bottom of the

This report shows the effects of weight distribution has on the flight distance of a paper airplane. Just like with real airplanes, paper airplanes rely on aerodynamics to get the airplane to fly, although, they may not look or fly the same they use the same. Changing the postion of where the weight is distrubuted on a paper airplane can affect the planes ability to fly as far.

There are several parts to the experiment such as both the independent and dependent variables. The independent variable is controlled or changed during the experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable. The dependent variable is tested and measured during the test .A controlled variable is an example for an independent variable would be variable that is held constant throughout the experiment. An example is a theory that could extend a person’s life expectancy. The independent variable is the amount of vitamin given to the subject within the experiment. The dependent variable is the life span

1. For this experiment, what were the independent variable and the dependent variable? What were the constants?

The independent variable for the experiment was the paper towels. The dependent variable was the absorbency and strength. The constants for the experiment were the size of the paper towels that were used, the amount of water, the size of the beaker, the size of the cylinder and the amount of the weight.

The purpose of this lab was to save a little gummy worm named Sam from drowning. In addition, one of the labs key terms was a hypothesis which is a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. Furthermore, we also learned that an independent variable is a factor that is changed during the experiment. On the other hand, the dependent variable is the factor that is observed or measured during the experiment. To begin with, the experiment the hypothesis formulated was if we reshape the paperclips into hooks and pick up sam, and the lifesaver (without touching them), then the lifesaver would be stretched enough for Sam to go through it.

In our Penny Lab, we wanted to extend what we were told to do with experimental design. We’re doing this because we wanted to prove what he thought our hypothesis had been, and a hypothesis can not be true unless it can be tested. We investigated what variables made the Penny Lab easier, or harder. As a class we decided to investigate variables like, dropping the penny from the same height, and applying the same pressure to the penny for each drop. But first we had to know what variables were, and which variables we needed to use in the experiment. The variables were, the independent variable, dependent variable, the experimental group, and the control group. We investigated this to show how much water a penny could hold, but we introduced

Describe the experimental method, state its advantages and disadvantages, and distinguish between independent and dependent variables.

Describe the experimental method, state its advantages and disadvantages, and distinguish between independent and dependent variables.

My paper is about researching about paper airplane weight. My research question is, How does the weight of a paper airplane affect how far it flies? For this project I need 3 different sheets of paper,(Construction paper,Computer paper,Line paper, a notepad, a meter stick and a pencil. I chose this topic because paper airplanes always interested me in how they move and fly. I am also interested in the aerodynamics of the plane and how it can fly and move around with the air under its wings.

4. Test with an experiment – Describe an experiment that would allow you to test your hypothesis from question 3. This description must provide ample detail to show knowledge of experimental design and should list the independent and dependent variables, as well as your control.

In an experiment, there are variables that need to be controlled and observed. They are the independent and dependent variables and the control variables. The independent variable is the variable that you are testing. The dependent variable is what you observe for change. The control are the ones that stay the same. In the experiment “Will the growth of the plant be affected by the color of the light”, the plant that has the white light will be the control variable, while the plants that have different light colors will be the independent variable which is what is being tested. The dependent variable will be the growth of the plant since that is what you are measuring or

4. Turn model over and fold bottom point up to the top point. Crease very well.