Room 5 have been learning about movement and the way that planes move.

Here are some things that we have learnt:

·         There are four forces that affect the movement of the plane.
·        Weight - force of gravity on the plane, pulling the down towards Earth.
·        Lift – force on the plane, causes it to rise.
·        Drag- caused by friction opposing the motion of the plane moving through the air.
·        Thrust- forwards force on a plane, caused by engines/ propellers on the plane.

We made paper planes to see if we could find theses 4 forces.  It was interesting the types of planes that we made.  To help us with our designs we used a you- tube clip to helps use make one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0U_vc2vU5g