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Living in the Age of Airplanes: Air Cargo Game and Friends

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Groups of participants create paper airplanes, then use the paper airplanes to race to carry perishable and time-senstive "cargo" (represented by cards). Points are awarded for correctly identifying and successfully transporting items that are time-sensitive by the deadline. The activity includes connections to everyday life and global geography.

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Living in the Age of Airplanes: Air Cargo Game and Friends

Living in the Age of Airplanes: Air Cargo Game and Friends

Groups of participants create paper airplanes, then use the paper airplanes to race to carry perishable and time-senstive "cargo" (represented by cards). Points are awarded for correctly identifying and successfully transporting items that are time-sensitive by the deadline. The activity includes connections to everyday life and global geography.