Lesson: Take Off with Paper Airplanes- 5th Grade (Engineering and Visual Arts)

Lesson: Take Off with Paper Airplanes- 5th Grade  (Engineering and Visual Arts) Contributed by: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder Figure 1. The Parts of an Airplane Summary This lesson introduces students to the art of designing an airplane through paper airplane constructions. The goal is that students will learn important aircraft design considerations and how engineers must iterate their designs to achieve success. Students first follow several basic paper airplane models, after which they will then design their own paper airplane. They will also learn how engineers make models to test ideas and designs.