Taking Flight in Year 3!

Our Year 3 engineers reached new heights this week during an action-packed STEM Challenge! ????

The mission was simple but the science was complex: design and build paper aeroplanes and helicopters, then refine them to see which could travel the furthest distance.

The Engineering Process:

  • Initial Prototypes: Students experimented with different wing shapes and body lengths.

  • Testing & Measuring: We took to the "runway" to record our flight distances.

  • The "Tweak" Phase: This was where the real magic happened! Children adjusted their designs—adding paperclips for weight, changing fold angles, or shortening blades—to improve stability and lift.