Name: ________________________________________________  Date:_____________  Class:___________

Paper Airplane Lab

 Experiment Title: The Effect of __________________________on the distance a paper airplane flies.

Testable Question:  Will changing the ______________________________________________ of my paper airplane make it fly farther?

Hypothesis: If I build a paper airplane that _______________________________________________then it

will fly further because ___________________________________________________________________.    

Experimental Design:

Independent Variable	Dependent Variable	Control Variables (constants)

Plane with Independent Variable (what I changed)	Dependent Variable: Distance the plane flies in meters What I measured	Control Plane: What stayed the same.	Dependent Variable: Distance the plane flies in meters What I measured
Trial 1		Trial 1
Trial 2		Trial 2
Trial 3		Trial 3
Mean (Average):		Mean (Average):

Bar Graph of the average Distance each plane flew:

My Example:

Name: ________________________________________________  Date:_____________  Class:___________

Paper Airplane Lab

 Experiment Title: The Effect of adding a paper clip to a paper airplane on the distance a paper airplane flies.

Testable Question Will changing the amount of paper clips on  my paper airplane make it fly farther?

Hypothesis: If I build a paper airplane that has a paper clip holding the base of the airplane together then the plane will fly further because the plane is heavier and will travel farther and because the plane will stay more aerodynamic.

Experimental Design:

Independent Variable	Dependent Variable	Control Variables (constants)
adding a paper clip to hold the base of the plane together	the distance the plane flies in meters	type of paper design of the plane   thickness of the paper The way you throw the plane          where you throw the plane the angle you throw the plane

Plane with Independent Variable (what I changed) WITH a paper Clip	Dependent Variable: Distance the plane flies in meters What I measured
Trial 1	10m
Trial 2	14m
Trial 3	9m
Mean (Average):	10 + 14 + 9 = 33 33 / 3 = 11m 11m

Control Plane: What stayed the same. Without a paper clip	Dependent Variable: Distance the plane flies in meters What I measured
Trial 1	4m
Trial 2	6m
Trial 3	5m
Mean (Average):	4 + 6 + 5 = 15 15 / 3 = 5m 5m

   

Bar  Graph of the average Distance each plane flew:

           

Rubric for Paper Airplane Lab

Total Score : _______/ 50

Experiment Design________ ( _____/12 points)

c  Experiment Title (2 pts)

c  Testable Question (2 pts)

c  Hypothesis (2 pts)

c  Variables identified

o   Independent variable (2 pts)

o   Dependent variable (2 pts)

o   Control variables (2 pts)

Experiment______________ ( _____/10 points)

c  All trials recorded with units (5 pts)

c  Mean calculated with units (5 pts)

Analyze Results____________ ( _____/18 points)

c  Bar graph completed

o   X axis appropriately labeled (2 pts)

o   X axis appropriately labeled (2 pts)

o   1 color bars for control plane (2 pts)

o   1 color bars for test plane (2 pts)

c  Conclusion

o   Summarizes the experiment (5 pts)

o   Explains how results prove/disprove hypothesis (5 pts)

Communicate Results/ in class presentation

  _________________________( _____/10 points)

c  Summarizes the experiment including the following

o   Experiment Title (1 pt)

o   Testable Question (1 pt)

o   Hypothesis (1 pt)

o   Variables  (1 pt)

o   Show both planes (1 pt)

c  Explains how results prove/disprove hypothesis (3 pts)

c  Uses appropriate scientific vocabulary (2 pts)