What makes a good paper airplane?/teaching approach

This activity supports these learning types:

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