BAlsa Wood glider assignment (click here to view)
Balsa Wood Gliders RESEARCH (DUE wednesday, January 28th )
Research: (20 points)
Use Google Drive to submit. (Docs) Share to [email protected]
One assignment PER PERSON.
1 paragraph for each section.
Use Google Drive to submit. (Docs) Share to [email protected]
One assignment PER PERSON.
1 paragraph for each section.
- Flight (history of flight)
- Air Foil and Wing Shape
- Balsa Wood Gliders (designs, tips & tricks)
- How to Build a Balsa Wood Glider
- Why do you need modeling clay?
Balsa Wood Gliders DESIGN (DUE monday, february 2nd)
Design: (20 points)
Due: Friday, February 2nd
Use Google Drive to submit. (Drawing) Share to [email protected]
One assignment for the group.
Due: Friday, February 2nd
Use Google Drive to submit. (Drawing) Share to [email protected]
One assignment for the group.
- Drawings (front, top, & side)
- Drawing (FULL 3D)
- Materials list
- Measurements of glider
- List of constraints (hint: what are the rules, if any?)
balsa wood glider g-slides
1 Title Slide - include your team member names, class name, and the name of the project
2 Research Slides - talk about what you learned during the research part of the project (history of flight, air foil, balsa wood gliders)
2 Design Slides - comparing your original design to your final product. Show your original design by downloading the drawings to your Google Drive and then uploading them into your Google Slides presentation. Show the picture of your final product and talk about the similarities and the differences.
2 Construction Slides - talk about construction and what you learned from the construction part of the project (cutting the wood, sanding the wings, gluing the wood, etc.)
1 Results Slide - talk about how far your glider flew, did it fly straight?
1 Analysis Slide - what affected the performance of YOUR glider? talk about how your results were affected by the size, weight, launch, and design of your glider
1 Reflection Slide - talk about what was easy and difficult about this project. What would you have done differently if you were given the same project again? How could you make your glider fly further?
2 Research Slides - talk about what you learned during the research part of the project (history of flight, air foil, balsa wood gliders)
2 Design Slides - comparing your original design to your final product. Show your original design by downloading the drawings to your Google Drive and then uploading them into your Google Slides presentation. Show the picture of your final product and talk about the similarities and the differences.
2 Construction Slides - talk about construction and what you learned from the construction part of the project (cutting the wood, sanding the wings, gluing the wood, etc.)
1 Results Slide - talk about how far your glider flew, did it fly straight?
1 Analysis Slide - what affected the performance of YOUR glider? talk about how your results were affected by the size, weight, launch, and design of your glider
1 Reflection Slide - talk about what was easy and difficult about this project. What would you have done differently if you were given the same project again? How could you make your glider fly further?