Paper Plane Science Fair Project Guide | Step by Step Student Packet | Grades 5-8 | Fair Test, Data Table, Bar Graph, Display Board

A complete, step-by-step science fair project your student can actually finish. Kids fold paper airplanes, launch them with a paper plane launcher so every launch is the same, and measure how far each one flies.

Two versions in one guide:
Version A: Does the type of paper change how far a plane flies?
Version B: Does the plane design (dart, glider, wide-wing) change how far it flies?

What's inside (16 pages):
- Parent page with a 2 to 3 week timeline
- Question and hypothesis frames with examples
- Variables page: Tested Variable (Independent), Outcome Variable (Dependent), Kept the Same (Constants)
- Materials list and launch-area setup
- Fold diagrams for 3 plane styles
- Test-day steps with 5 trials and averaging help
- Data tables for both versions
- Bar graph page with axis help
- Conclusion sentence frames
- Display board layout and judge questions
- Parent answer guide with sample data and sample graphs

Student pages use the OpenDyslexic font for easier reading.

This is a digital PDF download. Nothing will be shipped.

Created with the help of AI tools under my direction, then reviewed and edited by me, a Florida 8th grade science teacher, for accuracy.