Airport & Fountain Run

By: Laura, Nijah, Rachel, and Samhita

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Introducing Ourselves

Laura13 year oldGoing into 8th grade

Nijah11 year oldGoing into 7th grade

Rachel14 year oldGoing into 9th grade

Samhita11 year oldGoing into 7th grade

Overview

We went to the airport to answer the question: What makes planes fly? (This would help to build our balsa wood planes)We learned about how the wing positioning,

plane shape, etc. affects how the plane fliesTo let go of some tension, we went to one of

Purdue’s larger fountains and had some fun!

The Airport

We went to a room in the airport and made paper airplanes to see what components would change how the plane flewWe went to the hangar to look at some

airplanes (This was to see what consists of an airplane)

Learned

We learned that a plane must have:A minimized Drag and MassAn average Lift and ThrustA good center of gravityIt has to be dihedral

Fountain Run

After the wonderful 45 minute walk in the blazing heat, we finally got a good chance to bond with one another while having fun and cooling downWe went around the fountain trying to hug it,

get soaked, squirt water at each other, and many other crazy things! We were having so much fun that some other

people on campus joined the party!

Final Thoughts We would like to thank our counselors Chelsea,

Maria, Benny, and Lillian. And we would also like to thank Ms. Good, Ms. Donald, and Ms. Clark. Not to mention, our instructors Ms. Kim and Ms. Susan. We all thank Purdue for all of their efforts. We all thank our parents for putting in the time and money and hard work to get us here, and for letting us come. We recommend this camp to anyone who is ready for some FUN!!!