For the last couple of weeks, paper airplanes have been a focus of learning. They have been zooming down the hall and all around the playground and we have discovered many things through the process.
After folding a few planes and flying them the children became interested in finding out the parts of a plane. They began their research by looking through the books we had and putting their observations down on paper with pictures and labels.
Then it was important to measure the distance and see how far our creations would fly. We also measured differences in flight using light paper verses heavy paper.
We have now started exploring airplane building with other tools making sure we have the important parts.
We have become skilled enough to help teach others. This inquiry had provided opportunities to learn about flight and elements of airplane construction as well as components of math with counting, adding and measurement. We have also worked at developing our fine motor skills as we cut, fold and create the best flying machines.
Stay tuned to see where we take off too next.
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