What makes a good paper airplane?/teaching approach

This activity supports these learning types:

• small group work⁽ⁱ⁾ - groups conduct an investigation and report back to the class.
• whole class⁽ⁱ⁾ dialogue⁽ⁱ⁾ - they discuss open-ended questions⁽ⁱ⁾: why did this happen? what do you think causes this movement?
• peer assessment⁽ⁱ⁾ – do peers agree?
• project work – the activity connects with others nearby, with literacy and numeracy and with topic work in design and technology.
• inquiry⁽ⁱ⁾-based learning – an initial presentation to the class can be framed as a problem to solve; children work collaboratively (co-enquiry)
• arguing and reasoning⁽ⁱ⁾ – children persuade each other about their explanations.
• exploring ideas – the activity develops understanding of key scientific principles.