✈️ Part 1: Forces and Paper Planes

1. Match each force to its correct definition by drawing a line:

Lift

Weight

Thrust

Drag

The force that pushes the plane forward

The force that pulls the plane down to Earth

The force that pushes the plane up

The force that slows the plane down

2. When you throw a paper plane, which force comes from your arm?

Lift

Weight

Thrust

Drag

3. What makes a paper plane eventually fall to the ground?

Lift becomes stronger than weight

Weight becomes stronger than lift

Thrust becomes stronger than drag

The plane gets tired

🤔 Part 2: Think About Your Paper Plane

4. Describe what happens when you throw a paper plane. Use the words: thrust, lift, weight, and drag in your answer.

5. Why do you think some paper planes fly further than others?

6. Draw arrows on this paper plane to show the four forces. Label each arrow with the force name.

Hint: Draw the plane first, then add arrows pointing in the direction each force acts!

🔬 Part 3: Paper Plane Experiment

7. Test three different paper plane designs. Record your results:

Plane 1 Design: _________________________ Distance flown: _______ metres

Plane 2 Design: _________________________ Distance flown: _______ metres

Plane 3 Design: _________________________ Distance flown: _______ metres

8. Which plane flew the best? Why do you think this happened?

9. How could you change your best plane design to make it fly even further?

Paper Plane Forces

Paper Plane Forces

✈️ Part 1: Forces and Paper Planes

🤔 Part 2: Think About Your Paper Plane

🔬 Part 3: Paper Plane Experiment

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