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Description

Make an aircraft, investigate what makes it go higher and further. (Paper Aeroplanes)

Resources

 A4 White Paper
 A4 White

Per Six
 Instructions (see overleaf)
 Play Dough/Blu Tac
 Cardboard from Cereal Box (1-2 Sheets per Six)
 20-30 Paper Clips

Optional
 Target Practice for Doorway
 Masking Tape/Chalk

Instructions

Aim of Badge: To learn more about the aviation industry and the roles women play within it

This Badge has 4 options of which all must be completed.

Instructions
1. In their Sixes Brownies make a basic paper aeroplane (see overleaf) (If Brownies know how to make different examples of paper aeroplanes, they should be encouraged to make them)
2. Set a starting point and encourage Brownies to take turns flying their aeroplanes.
3. See which ones go higher and further
4. Next give each Six a box containing the following items.
 Small amount of blu tac/play dough
 20-30 paper clips
 Selection of card and cardboard from cereal boxes
5. Using the supplies the Brownies make adjustments to their aeroplanes adding blu tac/play dough to the front/middle or rear of aeroplane
6. See what difference this makes to how high and far the plane can fly?
7. The same can be done using paper clips. The Brownies can also make paper planes using card and the cardboard.
8. Finally the Unit can hold a competition to see who can fly their planes the farthest and the highest
A runway can be made with masking tape or with chalk outdoors or a targets practice can be hung in a doorway. See pictures overleaf for ideas

Acknowledgement/Source:
https://frugalfun4boys.com/paper-airplane-test-lab/
http://www.amazingpaperairplanes.com/Basic
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/37-activities-under-10-that-will-keep-your-kids-busy-all-win

Attachments/Template needed for activity? Yes 2 Pages

Tags

• aer lingus
• aviation
• flying
• IGG
• interest badge
• science
• STEM

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