paper air planes
take a break and have some fun!
In this activity we'll be going over different paper air plane designs, both popular and obscure. Pick a few designs, learn to fold some new planes, and we'll send them off the fourth floor balcony at the Media Lab. Impress your friends and family with all the sweet new paper air planes you make.
details
- when: sunday, april 19th, 2009, from 12:25 pm - 1:55 pm
- to attend: Please see the info page for more information on attending any of the workshops at the 2009 Boston Skillshare.
- facilitated by: Tom Lutz and Ryan O'toole
lesson plan
We plan to spend the first third of the workshop talking about folding and folding techniques, as well as going over a variety of paper air plane designs. The second part of the class would be hands on plane making. Each person would maybe aim to make one to three new paper air planes, and decorate them as they see fit. During the third part, we would throw our planes off a high balcony, maybe with a friendly race or distance competition.
I've gotten permission to throw the planes off the fourth floor balcony of the MIT Media Lab by the facilities coordinator, Kevin Davis. I work in the building and its conveniently located within sight of the Stata center. He just asked that I pick up the planes when we're finished tossing them
facilitator experience
I suppose there isn't much reason to trust my experience with paper air planes. I make them occasionally when I'm bored at work, but if I were to teach this workshop I'd prepare myself over the coming weeks to get brought up to speed on the invigorating subject of paper air planes
intended audience
everyone and anyone, paper air planes are basic enough for a child to enjoy, but also can be complex enough to challenge an adult.