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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Flying paper planes }} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Flying paper planes }} | ||
{{Rinfo | {{Rinfo | ||
|type= Lesson idea | |||
|attribution={{Tony Houghton}} | |||
|title=Flying paper planes | |title=Flying paper planes | ||
|tagline=Very visual and interactive and simple to understand | |tagline=Very visual and interactive and simple to understand | ||
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|topic=Visualisation | |topic=Visualisation | ||
|subject=Maths | |subject=Maths | ||
|resourcenumber= | |resourcenumber= M0030 | ||
|age= Age group 5-9 | |age= Age group 5-9, Primary | ||
|content= Geogebra has been used to produce an animated tutorial of an origami paper aeroplane). Once the plane has been made, experiments with throwing the plane show that it does not fly in a parabolic curve, as a ball would. An interactive geogebra spreadsheet shows how a ball would fall. Another geogebra spreadsheet demonstrates the flight trajectory of the plane. I have also produced a word document describing very simply, how the plane flies. | |content= Geogebra has been used to produce an animated tutorial of an origami paper aeroplane). Once the plane has been made, experiments with throwing the plane show that it does not fly in a parabolic curve, as a ball would. An interactive geogebra spreadsheet shows how a ball would fall. Another geogebra spreadsheet demonstrates the flight trajectory of the plane. I have also produced a word document describing very simply, how the plane flies. | ||
|related resources=This activity was a result of the [[ | |related resources=This activity was a result of the [[GeoGebraSTEM exploration day]] umbrella activity which asked students to develop 'real world' GeoGebra mathematical modeling applications which reach out to a wide range of users both students and teachers. It is described in their own words. | ||
|other= | |other= | ||
|final=yes | |final=yes | ||
|licence= | |licence= | ||
|format= wiki page with downloadable .doc version | |format= wiki page with downloadable .doc version | ||
|resources= Here are | |resources= Here are three simple to use GeoGebra activities produced by the students which can be used to both understand flight and further stimulate new students. | ||
The first is an Origami tutorial: | |||
*[[file:Origami.ggb]] | *[[file:Origami.ggb]] | ||
The second shows parabolas: | |||
*[[file:parabola.ggb]] | |||
The third shows a plane's flight: | |||
*[[file:Plane.ggb]] | *[[file:Plane.ggb]] | ||
This is accompanied by an excellent description: | |||
*[[file:Flying Paper Planes.docx]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
