The children in KS2 conducted an experiment about forces, focusing on one variable. Firstly, the children shared what they knew about the forces involved in flight. We then conducted research about gliders and how they fly. KS2 then agreed the most important part of a glider was the wings, so decided this should be our variable.

In groups, the children created three identical aircraft fuselages and chose from a range of materials to make the wing - settling on wood, card and polystyrene. We then inspected the gliders and made predictions on which glider would fly the furthest. We took our gliders to the field to test them,  and analysed whether it was a fair test.