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On a breezy Saturday morning, Maya stood in the kitchen doorway with a paper airplane in her hands.
Why Can a Paper Airplane Fly Before It Falls?A paper airplane glides because its shape pushes air downward and forward motion helps hold it up for a short time.
1. On a breezy Saturday morning, Maya stood in the kitchen doorway with a paper airplane in her hands.
2. She gave it a careful toss across the garden. The airplane sailed past the sunflowers, then dipped into the grass.
3. Maya picked it up by one bent wing. “Why did you fly before you fell?” she wondered.
4. She tried again, but the airplane twisted and landed beside her red sneaker. One wing was bent too high.
5. Maya smoothed the wing and folded a sharp crease down the middle. Then she pointed the nose into the breeze.
6. The breeze pressed against the wings. Their slanted shape sent air downward, and the air pushed the airplane upward.
7. Maya gave the airplane a gentle forward toss. It glided over the picnic blanket and stayed up for a little while.
8. Then its speed faded, and it settled softly in the grass. A paper airplane can glide because its shape pushes air downward, and forward motion helps hold it up for a short time.
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