What makes a good paper airplane?/teaching approach

This activity supports a number of learning types:

• Small group work⁽ⁱ⁾ - Investigation conducted by small groups reporting back to the class.
• Whole class⁽ⁱ⁾ dialogue⁽ⁱ⁾ - Discussion of each situation Open-ended questions⁽ⁱ⁾ – Why did this happen? What do you think causes this movement?
• Peer assessment⁽ⁱ⁾ – do peers agree?
• Project work – linked in with the rest of the activities in this OER, topic work in design and technology, literacy, numeracy.
• Inquiry⁽ⁱ⁾-based learning – initial presentation to the class can be framed as a problem for them to solve.Co-enquiry – children working collaboratively.
• Arguing and reasoning⁽ⁱ⁾ – persuading each other about their explanations.
• Exploring ideas – developing understanding of key scientific principles.