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Wolf – 2nd Grade
Air of the Wolf
Elective
Requirement 1

Make a Paper Airplane

Wolf – 2nd Grade
Air of the Wolf
Elective
Requirement 1

Make a Paper Airplane

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts make and fly a paper airplane.

Indoor
3
2
1
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  • 8 ½” x 11” inch paper (several pages for each Cub Scout)
  • ​​F​olding instructions sheets for each Cub Scout, see Make a Paper Airplane found in Additional Resources
  • Flight distance and time sheet for each Cub Scout, see Make a Paper Airplane tracker in Additional Resources
  • Printer
  • Pencils or pens
  • Measuring tape
  • Stopwatch or phone with stopwatch app

Before the Meeting:

  1. Print copies of folding instructions, and flight distance and time sheet.
  2. Ask two adults to assist. One to be the timekeeper and one to measure distance.

During the Meeting:

  1. Pass out handouts and paper to make the airplanes to each Cub Scout.
  2. Tell Cub Scouts that they’re going to make and fly paper airplanes. Let Cub Scouts know that they can use any design they want, but they have the folding instructions sheet as a reference.
  3. While Cub Scouts are making their planes, mark a start line. Cub Scouts will stand behind this line when they fly their planes.
  4. After all Cub Scouts have finished folding their airplanes, explain that they’re going to fly them five times and record how far they travel and how long they stay in the air.
  5. Ask Cub Scouts to line up behind the start line. One at a time, have Cub Scouts fly their paper airplane.
  6. Have the time and distance keepers announce the results and remind Cub Scouts to record their numbers on their sheet.
  7. Have the next Cub Scout in line fly their paper airplane. Repeat step 6.
  8. Continue steps 5, 6, and 7 until all Cub Scouts have flown their airplanes five times.
  9. Ask Cub Scouts what features the paper airplanes that flew the furthest have in common.

Tip: This activity can be done with the paper airplane comparison activity for requirement 2.

Additional Resources

Make a Paper Airplane folding instructions

Make a Paper Airplane flight distance and time tracker

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.