Balsa Aircraft Challenge!

Thanks for a great experience with our Glider Challenge. This was a new project for our curriculum so we learned a lot implementing it.


Please complete the following to capture your experience with this project on your online portfolio (blog):


1) Provide a breif description of the activity. Who did you work with? What did you build? What challenges did you overcome to succesfully craft your aircraft?

2) Post a photo of your glider under construction.

3) Post a photo of your finished design.

4) Describe how you tested your aircraft and tuned its flight characteristics.

5) Describe how well your aircraft flew in our competition. Did you win any events (furthest distance, longest time aloft)? Were you competative in our best decorated flier competition?

6) Pick three steps from the PLTW 12 step design process and describe how your team worked through these during the course of this experience.