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Description

Find out about the different parts of a plane and work together to create a human version.
Taken from TSA website - https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/human-aeroplane/

Resources

Bowls
sticky tape

Instructions

Before you begin
Cut up the ‘Parts of a plane - cards’ activity sheet into separate parts. You’ll need one set for each group, plus one extra for an activity with the whole group. Place sticky tack on the backs of one set.
There are two versions of the game, with six or 12 people. The six-part game is easier and uses fewer cards.

What goes where?
The person leading the activity should show everyone a picture of an aeroplane or a model aeroplane.
They should then hold up one of the aeroplane parts and ask if anyone can stick it onto the correct part of the plane. The person who knows should explain what the part does as they stick it on. Continue until all the cards are placed on the picture/model.
The fuselage is one whole part and is only split for this activity so there’s a front and back of the plane.
The person leading the activity should ask everyone if they know any other parts of a plane, inside or outside. Can they name them and point them out to the rest of the group?

Make a plane
The person leading the activity should separate everyone into groups of six for the simpler activity or 12 for the harder version.
Each group needs a set of the cards. Everyone in the group should then take a card – this is the part of the plane they’ll be playing.
Each group should work together to form an aeroplane shape. They can decide how to put together the plane.
For example, the two parts of the fuselage can lie on the ground in a line or stand at either end of the ‘plane’. Wings can lie on either side of the fuselage or stand next to each other and hold one arm out. Vertical and horizontal stabilisers can sit or stand at the back and point their arms upwards (vertical) or outwards (horizontal) to show their direction.
When each group has made their plane, the person who is the flight deck can pilot the plane and pretend to fly. The rest of the group should lean side to side following the pilot’s direction or, if they’re standing, work together to move forwards.

Play the plane game
Once everyone has tried making a human aeroplane, they should stay in their groups for the game.
The person leading the activity should place one bowl of aeroplane part cards for each group at one end of the space. The groups should stand the other end.
When the person leading the activity says ‘go!’, the first person in each group should run to the bowl and take out a part and run back to their team. Continue until everyone in the team has a part.
Once everyone has a part, they should work together to quickly form the aeroplane and start moving together.
The winning team is the one quickest to correctly form their aeroplane and ‘take-off’.

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• air activities

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