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Design and create a Paper Glider to transport a LEGO MiniFigure a distance of 20ft.
Description: The challenge is to see if you can design and create a paper glider where a LEGO MiniFigure will glide through the air for at least 20ft.
Check out the resource, “How Gliders Work” to begin the process and learn what it will take to provide the lift and balance to keep the glider in the air. After you have learned about how gliders work, jump on the Internet and research different glider designs and begin designing and prototyping your glider using just one sheet of paper and an attachment device. The attachment device could simply be tape; or as complex as using a few LEGOs to attach the LEGO MiniFigure. The goal is to have your LEGO MiniFigure glide in the air for at least 20ft.
Extension: Why make limits on the distance? How far can you get your LEGO MiniFigure to glide? Make a second video and show us!
Summary: Design and create a Paper Glider to transport a LEGO MiniFigure a distance of 20ft.
The challenge is to see if you can design and create a paper glider where a LEGO MiniFigure will glide through the air for at least 20ft.
Check out the resource, “How Gliders Work” to begin the process and learn what it will take to provide the lift and balance to keep the glider in the air. After you have learned about how gliders work, jump on the Internet and research different glider designs and begin designing and prototyping your glider using just one sheet of paper and an attachment device. The attachment device could simply be tape; or as complex as using a few LEGOs to attach the LEGO MiniFigure. The goal is to have your LEGO MiniFigure glide in the air for at least 20ft.
Extension: Why make limits on the distance? How far can you get your LEGO MiniFigure to glide? Make a second video and show us!