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5. Create a graph showing your AVERAGE distance traveled by each plane.

6. Create a graph showing the AVERAGE distance traveled by every group member

(include your own data so it can be easily compared to your team’s data).

7. Graphs should be put in the data and observations section of your final copy lab write-up.

(You may hand-draw the graphs or use the computer.) Make sure you create a

meaningful title and label the axes of each graph.

8. Your final conclusion will likely be 4-5 paragraphs. Here’s how I would divide the

information in your conclusion:

a. Individual data analysis:

i. Address your hypothesis and indicate whether or not your data supports

your hypothesis.

ii. Provide the average distances traveled for each modification.

iii. Compare those distances. For example, where they pretty similar or

different? How much is the difference?

iv. Conclude this section with an overall statement of how your plane

modification affects distance traveled.

b. Small group data analysis:

i. Provide average distances traveled for each type of modification.

ii. Compare those distances.

iii. Overall, describe the impact of each modification/type of modification.

c. Procedural analysis:

i. Describe any ways that the procedure may have improperly affected the

results.

ii. Describe any changes/improvements you would make if you were to try to

answer the same question again. Include why these changes would

improve the integrity of the results.

iii. Describe anything else the reader should know about your or your team’s

results and procedure.

d. Future investigations:

i. What future questions would you want to answer about paper airplanes

based on the results of this experiment?

ii. Why?

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