Build a Better Balsa Glider
by Patricia Briggs
A glider is a great physical science/STEM challenge for fifth/sixth grade students. This project allows students to use scissors and utility knives to build and modify a glider that will travel as far as possible with only the human throw as the energy to provide the force to move the glider.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oVi3jpt0iI4I_ilGC7PgpWFrPimk_DvhYHh24Ec…Related Content
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