Paper Gliders
This term in room 13 we have been focusing on flight for the class topic. As part of our research we have split into groups of 3 or 4 and constructed our own paper gliders.
Before we began to make our own gliders, we, as a class did some study on flight and gliders by watching a documentary. We were then provided with some equipment and resources to create these with and also were allowed to bring some of our own. Many people made the choice to figure out how a glider worked before doing anything else, after figuring out how they could keep their glider up, all groups decided together on a kind of glider that they would like to make. Using these ideas the children began to write and draw on paper a visual of their plan. After creating their plan and ensuring that it had all the correct things to make a working and flying glider they began to construct. Every group was working hard to build a great glider after they claimed to be finished each group would test their glider outside. Many groups realised that although their glider flew well there was still so much they could do to improve, and others realised that their paper glider was just not going to fly and so they had to revisit the principals of flight and gliding. Over a number of days the children of room 13 have been building and improving a series of hand made gliders and learned so much about the history and present information about the world of flight.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this experience of flight and have learned so much about gliding and flying and have loved working in groups. I have really appreciated the effort Mr. Atherton has put into letting us have an exiting and fun experience with topic and that everyone else has put into working together and making this topic fun for everyone in the class.
By Katia
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