Students had fun making different kinds of paper airplanes, first by creating one on their 
own and then by following patterns in books.  Some of them were simple and some of them 
were complex, with movable parts.

The fun part was testing their paper airplanes, making adjustments on the designs of the 
airplanes, and trying to get the airplanes to do loops and turns.

Each of the students selected a favorite, historic airplane.  They searched for information about their 
airplanes and then built models of the airplanes they selected.  Before participating in Summer in the 
Skies, none of the students had ever built a model of an airplane.

Summer in the Skies
Academy of Model Aeronautics Museum, Muncie, Indiana
Vincennes University Aviation Technology Center
Purdue University Aviation Technology Center
Wilbur Wright Birthplace
United State Air Force Museum, Dayton, Ohio
Speedway Airport
Interviewing a Tuskegee Airman
Flying Airplanes at Metropolitan Airport, Fishers, Indiana
EAA Air Adventure, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
A Week in Washington, DC
Students' Artwork
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