How to make a simple paper plane

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31 May 2019
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If you want to improve this paper airplane, you can check the link below. This is an interview with John Collins - the person who holds the Guinness World Record for designing the farthest flying paper airplane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BNg4fDJC8A

In the following video Collins, also known as "the Paper Airplane Guy", shows how to fold five amazing paper planes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhYZy1ugI3Q

You can check his website for further information: https://www.thepaperairplaneguy.com/

Courses and lessons with this Tutorial

This Tutorial is used in the following courses and lessons

Level D2. "Seafaring". Robotics with LEGO

The eighth level of the Robotics with LEGO curriculum for students in third or fourth grade.

In this level, students learn to use the fourth sensor in the robotics set - the gyro sensor. The robots are modeled after boats, yachts, and ships. With the help of the gyro sensor, students can set a course for their robots to a given angle and can detect deviations from the course. In open seas, there may be sea-monsters and the robots are being programmed to detect a sudden change in acceleration with the help of the said sensor.

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Lesson 7 - Aircraft Carrier

Here is Iknathir - a LEGO Paper Plane Launcher. Just take a piece of paper, fold it to create a paper plane, place it on top of Iknathir, press the lever forward and the plane will be launched in the air. If you are not sure how to make a paper place, we got you covered! Just go to the following tutorial - How to make a simple paper plane. Feel free to experiment with the structure of the plane. How far can your plane go?

FLLCasts 5 day summer camp

FLLCasts 5 day summer camp is designed to engage students in STEM in a fun and entertaining way. The theme of the course is cooperation. Students will not only be introduced to the great world of robotics, while having a lot of fun, but they also have to work with other teams. This will be beneficial for their soft skills. During the 5 lessons students will build 5 different robots. From playing volleyball with robots, through playing the telephone game till launching paper planes!

Note that the course is still under development.

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Paper plane launcher

Iknathir from armenian means aircraft carrier.

The robot is made to resemble an aircraft carrier. It shoots paper airplanes using two fast spinning wheels. The wheels are connected to a gear up mechanisms which are connected to two Large motors. The motors themselves are connected to a medium motor, which allows them to move towards and outwards the plane so when they reach it, they are spinning at full speed. The plane is placed on a runway which leads it to launch successfully. On the side of the robot, there is a lever with a gyro sensor, which is used to trigger the launching mechanism.

[In Development] The fun level - Game-oriented introduction to LEGO robotics

A level, designed for introduction in LEGO-robotics, focused mostly on games. We use goal-oriented challenges to make the students want to accomplish a certain task, learning a lot in the process. Some of the games we have included here are football, bowling, paper-plane competition and many more. It is suitable for studens 8 to 12 years old, but even older students will have a lot of fun with the activities.

This is a brand new course that we are experimenting with in a groups in June 2019. Keep in mind that it is possible to use it for summer camps and groups, but there are a few lessons that will be improved on the fly.

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Lesson 9

Introduction

Today we're building an aircraft carrier.

Do you know what is aircraft carrier? Have you seen one somewhere? Where did you see it?

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The aircraft carrier is a type of battleship. As its name implies, it carries planes. But it not only carries the planes. It also serves to launch them. Today's robot will do as the aircraft carrier and it will launch planes.

But where could we find those planes?

In Europe, America and Japan an average person uses 250-300 pounds of paper per year. This is a huge amount of paper and the biggest part of it goes in the trash. That is why today we'll reuse part of this paper and we'll make paper airplanes! This is how we'll help the nature while having fun! Don't forget to put them in the paper recycle bins afterwards.

Robotics with LEGO - Level 2.5 - Maritime Journey

The fourth level of the Robotics with LEGO curriculum for students from fifth to twelfth grades.

In this level students focus on the rotational sensor that is part of every motor in the robotics set. Students also learn to use the fourth sensor in the robotics set - the gyro sensor.
First few robot constructions imitate sea-animals and their behavior. Students create programs that check whether the robot's claws or pecks have successfully caught an object. That sensor in the motors allows the robots to go back in their lairs even after the use of unlimited movement. The rest of the robots are modeled after boats, yachts, and ships. With the help of the gyro sensor, students can set a course for their robots to a given angle and can detect deviations from the course. In open seas, there may be sea-monsters and the robots are being programmed to detect a sudden change in acceleration with the help of the said sensor.