Thousands of airplanes take flight every day, but have you ever wondered how a big metal tube that weighs tons stays in the air? Our aviation and aerodynamics box is a great place to start! In this box we take a look a the 4 forces of flight, Bernoulli's Principle, and experiment with these elements using the scientific method to create the mot effective paper airplane at home!
This super fun game was developed in collaboration with none other than Bill Nye the Science Guy! Kids will keep an
albatross soaring through the air as you encounter 15 challenges that reinforce physics and aerodynamics concepts.
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This app will take your paper airplane savvy to the next level!
Build dozens of paper airplane models and see how they fly.
We recommend taking this game from digital to real life!
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Located in the Pacific Northwest and interested in learning more about the Museum of Flight where Kina interviewed Chelsea Olson
this month? Check out the Museum of Flight! A trip to the museum is an awesome weekend activity or school trip for steminists
of all ages to learn about the priniciples of flight!
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"What are those things on airplanes' wings?" Hank Green hosts this YouTube series and explores the tangled bits
of metal on the wings of airplanes. If you're like me, I'm sure you've wondered what those bits are about. Watch his video
to find out!
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Are your balloons being a pain while you're trying to get your Bernoulli experiment to work? Not to worry, this happens
to us too! The key is to let the balloons work it out and give them a few seconds (minutes, if necessary!) to settle. Eventually
the balooons will calm down and you will have two straight hanging balloons. If you'd rather not wait, you can use a dryer sheet
to remove the static cling between the balloons! Just rub the dryer sheet over the surface of the balloons to relieve static. This is
especially important because we want to prove that it's Bernoulli's principle bring the balloons together and not static!
We totally get it! This thicker cardstock for this airplane can become very difficult to fold very quickly. Our best suggestion is to use your
masking tape to keep folds together without compromising the weight variable in more weighs than just the paper. If you don't mind messing with your
weight variable paper clips are a good fix too! BUT time for a fun fact! The most a piece of paper can be folded in half is 7 or 8 times and in extreme
cases as many as 12! Crazy right?
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Don't fret, Kina did this too her first time folding this paper airplane. Our best recommendation for this mistake is to simply tape the plane
back together with the provided masking tape and try again OR you can print out a new airplae using the PDF link at the top of the page.
Folding paper airplanes isn't exactly the most intuitive thing! We recommend watching our above YouTube Tutorials so you can
see these planes being folded by Kina and Caroline! (We promise it will help.) Another key solution would be to begin folding with the
markings on the paper face down on the table, so when you're reading instructions and you're exposing the numbers as directed!
If your StemBox is missing pieces or you're having other issues, email us!
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We are happy to help and will do our best to send you a replacement piece asap!
