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Kids Stem: Paper Airplane Challenge

In this project, you make two different paper airplane designs and then test out each one to determine which one will fly the furthest.

Fold your paper hot dog style.
Lay the paper out in front of you, portrait style.
Fold the top-right corner to the center crease, lining up the edges and creating a triangle.
Do the same thing with the left corner.
Fold the right side again, along the crease.
Do the same thing with the left side.
Fold the plane inwards, in half, so the previous folds are on the inside.
Fold back one side so the edges align.
Flip and repeat with the other wing.

Fold your paper hot dog style.
Lay the paper out in front of you, portrait style.
Fold the top-right corner to the center crease, lining up the edges and creating a triangle.
Do the same thing with the left corner.
Fold the point of the plane down, creating a fold along the bottom of the corner triangles. The tip should be about ⅓ of the page from the bottom of the paper.
Fold the top-right corner to the center, about one inch above the tip.
Repeat with the left corner. This should create a small triangle at the point.
Fold the small triangle up.
Flip your plane over so that your folds are on the table.
Fold your plane in half, left side onto its right, so the edges line up.
Fold the top wing down so your edges align.
Flip and repeat with the other wing. Once you have completed your planes. Test them out in an open space, like your backyard or the park. Make a chart and compare each of your planes and how far it flew each time.

Supplies:

Directions:

Tie your craft lace to your key ring, leaving two legs of equal length.
Look at the top line of your pattern, and find pony beads to match that line. If you’re using the bird pattern, the first line will be 3 green beads.
String those beads onto one of the legs of craft lace, in the order you see them on the pattern. (This may not matter for the first line, but it’s important later on!) Push the beads up to the top of the craft lace, next to the key ring.
Now, string the other leg of craft lace through beads in the opposite direction of the first leg. Pull the craft lace all the way through. Reposition the line of beads so that they form the bottom side of a craft lace triangle, with the keyring as the triangle’s top corner. When you’re done, you should have to two equal lengths of craft lace again, one on either side of the line of beads.
Repeat steps 2-4 with every line of your pattern.
When you’re done, tie a knot in the craft lace at the bottom of your design, and trim any excess length. Good job!

Supplies:

A container filled with water
Various objects of different sizes and weights - examples: beads, rocks, pennies, small plastic toys

Directions:

Drop in objects and observe the effect on the water
Discuss what you see. Do you notice a ripple? Does it make a splash? What happens if you drop in lots of objects at once?
Discuss how our behavior and actions also have an effect on the world around us.
Make a list of acts of kindness you can do.
Spread the ripple effect of kindness!