Durango School District 9-R
Durango School District 9-R
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Escalante Middle School
141 Baker Lane
Durango, Colorado 81303
(970) 247-9490 phone
(970) 385-1194 fax

Located in South Durango just of U.S. Highways 160 and 550

Enrollment: 469

Amy Kendziorski, Principal
akendziorski@durango.k12.co.us

Tim Arnold, Assistant Principal
tarnold@durango.k12.co.us

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Project: Future!

Building Paper Airplanes

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Paper Airplanes
Medieval Seige
Mars Lander
R2K Rockets
Hot Air Balloons
Mouse Trap Race Cars
Solar Powered Cars
Forces acting on a plane in flight

The Challenge

Plan, design, construct and experiment with various paper airplanes to discover the forces that effect flight. Also, manipulate the control surfaces on the paper airplane to manuver the airplane though an obstacle course.
Takeoff! Paper Airplane Vocabulary
aileron
airfoil
angle of attack
Beuroulli's Principal
drag
elevator 		force
gravity
lift
pitch
propellor
roll 		rudder
thrust
stabilizer
wing
yaw
flaps
Links for Building Airplanes
Units converter
Parts of an airplane