Students in all 3-4 classes embarked on a Science inquiry into making paper planes with the aid of some experts from Questacon in Canberra and their Foldable Flight workshop. Most student had made paper planes before, but have never really considered what makes them go higher, faster, longer. Through the miracle of Zoom, the students learned about scientific concepts of drag, thrust and lift in order to make modifications to their dart planes and gliders. The fun was in the planning and testing of their designs.

In the afternoon, our students tried to break the Guinness World Record of 75 metres, but sadly the wind and rain were against them. We did have some impressive results of 16 metres and above. The students were engaged and learned a lot about planning, observing and persevering. They had a lot of fun too! Here is a video documenting our day of learning all about foldable flight.