On today’s episode of “For Science!” we explore the concepts of Thrust, Lift, and Drag by conducting the ring airplane experiment.
Materials:
- Construction or Stock paper
- Tape
- Disposable Straw
- Scissors
Cut the paper into 1 inch strips.
Using two strips, tape them together to form a ring.
Use the third strip to form its own ring.
Tape straw to the interior or the rings keeping them roughly the length of the straw apart.
For our experiment it did not function as it should but that is half the fun of science, adjusting how you see something and trying again!