Discovery Play Activities with Your Young Child: Paper Airplanes

Authors:

Hsiu-wen Yang

Publication Date:

revised 7/31/2023

" "Learning how to make a paper airplane is a great way to for your child to learn about forces and motion, testing and improving designs, and how to solve problems.

Audience: 

  • Families

Developmental stage: 

  • 3-5
  • 5+/Beyond age 5

Setting: 

  • Home

Resource Type: 

  • Activity cards (playtime, daily routines)

Topic: 

  • Engineering

Level of Intended Impact: 

  • Knowledge application

Language: 

  • English

Developer / Author: 

  • STEMIE

Routines and Everyday Activities: 

  • Playtime (indoors & outdoors)

Resources for Families: 

  • Discovery Play Activities