1Cut on the dotted line
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2Fold 1, then 2, then 3…
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3Page 2 shows each fold
DIRECTIONS: Any sheet of paper works. Each picture shows the paper before the fold.
1.
Fold it in half the long way, then open it out again.
2.
Fold the top left corner in to the middle crease.
3.
Do the same with the top right corner.
4.
Fold the new left edge in to the middle crease.
5.
And the right edge, the same way. Now it is a long thin kite.
6.
Fold the whole thing in half, along the crease from step 1.
7.
Fold one wing down. Turn it over and fold the other to match.
✓
Finished, from above. Wings fold down on the dashed lines. Hold it underneath
and throw it level.
Set the wings in a shallow V, not flat. Dives? Bend
the back edges up a little. Stalls? Bend them down. Turns? Check the folds match.
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DIRECTIONS: Throw it five times the same way before you change anything.
| Throw | How far (paces or meters) | How long in the air (seconds) | What it did |
|---|
| 1 | | | |
| 2 | | | |
| 3 | | | |
| 4 | | | |
| 5 | | | |
Now change ONE thing: the wing bend, the throw, or a paperclip on the nose.
| What I changed | Best distance before | Best distance after | Better or worse? |
|---|
| | | |
| | | |
- Which throw went furthest? Was it also the one that stayed up longest?
- Furthest and longest-in-the-air are not the same thing. Explain how a plane could win one and lose the other.
- What is the fairest way to measure "how far", if you have no tape measure?