Paper Plane Competition

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Written By Kim Manunui

Making and flying paper planes is fun and a great activity to do outside in nature for children (or adults) of any age!

There is so much learning that happens in holding a paper plane competition.  As a teacher, it is a really easy activity to make into a whole day integrated unit. 

Literacy: Following instructions and making the planes is a fantastic reading activity.  Write your own instructions for your plane design for procedural writing, write similes about the different planes flying, or write a reflection on the activity. 

Numeracy: Decorate the planes with a symmetrical design and learn about reflection and symmetry.  When you hold your competition it is a great chance to learn about estimating. Estimate how far you think your plane will fly, make a prediction and then measure how far it went. Graphing data and comparing the flights of different planes is all wonderful maths too.  In fact, NZ maths have a fantastic unit all about paper planes.  It includes measurement and statistics.  Click HERE to see this.  

STEM: Designing your own plane, adjusting the design and improving it to get it to fly better is all fantastic technology and science.

Who would have thought that a fun activity outside could involve so much learning! 

Here’s a great video for kids to learn about the science of paper planes:

Kim Manunui

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