Procedure
In this activity your team will quickly find a solution to an aerodynamics challenge – to design and build a vehicle from the provided materials that will fly as far as possible.
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.
Conclusion Questions
1. How did your experience in the first Instant Challenge help you in solving this problem?
It helped me have fun and think the problem out.
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?
We first put a parachute on our plane, which didn't help it fly. So, we took it off and it flew better.
3. Do you think it is more productive to continually test your product or to test at set time intervals? Why?
Continually test it so when you make changes you know that the changes helped or not.
In this activity your team will quickly find a solution to an aerodynamics challenge – to design and build a vehicle from the provided materials that will fly as far as possible.
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.
Conclusion Questions
1. How did your experience in the first Instant Challenge help you in solving this problem?
It helped me have fun and think the problem out.
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?
We first put a parachute on our plane, which didn't help it fly. So, we took it off and it flew better.
3. Do you think it is more productive to continually test your product or to test at set time intervals? Why?
Continually test it so when you make changes you know that the changes helped or not.