Use stored energy to spin, launch, roll, or move a design.
Learners build
A rubber-band-powered flyer with wings that learners design, test, and redesign.
Learners start by flying the machine without wings to learn the two-step Lift-Off launch. Winding the propeller stores elastic potential energy, and the launch turns it into kinetic energy.
From there, they draw, cut, and attach symmetrical wings and test how each change affects how far, which way, and how long it flies. It connects art and design, English language arts, math, and science and engineering.
Educator Resources
Student-facing slides introduce the concepts, guide the activity, and help learners reflect on what changed. Educator materials support setup, pacing, discussion, and extensions so this can work in classrooms, libraries, homeschool groups, clubs, or makerspaces.
What's included
Choose a pack size to see how the component quantities change for one learner, a small group, or a full class.