Far Fliers Distance Lab

8/22/2014Notebook pages 14-16

Problem:

• Does the Basic Dart Airplane or the Belly-Button Glider fly farther?

Hypothesis

• I predict that the _____________________ will fly farther.

Procedure

1. Make both airplanes.2. Fly the Basic Dart 3 times from the start line. Try

to throw it the same way!3. Measure the distance it flew each time in meters.4. Record the distance in a data table and calculate

the average distance.5. Fly the Belly-Button Glider and repeat steps 2-4.6. Compare your data for each plane.

Data (Page 15)

Airplane Name DistanceTrial 1 (m)

DistanceTrial 2 (m)

DistanceTrial 3 (m)

Average Distance

Basic Dart

Belly-Button Glider

Conclusion (Page 15 and 16)

Write a full five sentence paragraph!-Which plane flew further? How did you know?

How much further did it fly? (Hint! Use numbers!)

-Why do you think that is? Include 3 observations.

-What could you do better? List two areas where you may have accidentally changed the experiment.