Procedure
Using only the materials provided, design and build a device or vehicle to fly as far as possible. A team member may initiate the motion of the vehicle or device but must release the device or vehicle before the Starting Line.
Brainstorm (5 minutes). Assign a recorder for your group. As a team, brainstorm as many ideas for your device/vehicle as possible as the recorder documents your ideas. You may handle and inspect the materials, but you may not alter or connect any of the materials in any way during this phase. Select one of your sketched ideas to pursue.
Build, Test, and Redesign (12 minutes). Build your device or vehicle. Test the device as necessary and make changes to your original ideas as needed.
Present. Each team will take a turn attempting to fly their vehicle as far as possible. A team member may initiate the motion of the device but the no part of the team member’s body may cross the Start Line when starting the motion. Each team will get two attempts. The longest distance traveled will be recorded.
Using only the materials provided, design and build a device or vehicle to fly as far as possible. A team member may initiate the motion of the vehicle or device but must release the device or vehicle before the Starting Line.
Brainstorm (5 minutes). Assign a recorder for your group. As a team, brainstorm as many ideas for your device/vehicle as possible as the recorder documents your ideas. You may handle and inspect the materials, but you may not alter or connect any of the materials in any way during this phase. Select one of your sketched ideas to pursue.
Build, Test, and Redesign (12 minutes). Build your device or vehicle. Test the device as necessary and make changes to your original ideas as needed.
Present. Each team will take a turn attempting to fly their vehicle as far as possible. A team member may initiate the motion of the device but the no part of the team member’s body may cross the Start Line when starting the motion. Each team will get two attempts. The longest distance traveled will be recorded.
Conclusion
1. How did your experience in the first Instant Challenge help you in solving this problem?
2. Did you make changes during your Design/Build/Test phase that resulted in your vehicle flying a shorter distance? If so, what were the changes?
3. Do you think it is more productive to continually test your product or to test at set time intervals? Why?
1. How did your experience in the first Instant Challenge help you in solving this problem?
2. Did you make changes during your Design/Build/Test phase that resulted in your vehicle flying a shorter distance? If so, what were the changes?
3. Do you think it is more productive to continually test your product or to test at set time intervals? Why?
1. With quick thinking and trial and error we manage to makeshift our plane
2. We put tape on the wings so it could fly further but it on made it fly upwards and we didn't want that to happen
3. If we had more time then the results would be better
2. We put tape on the wings so it could fly further but it on made it fly upwards and we didn't want that to happen
3. If we had more time then the results would be better