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Learn how to make and fly a paper helicopter! This simple activity includes a template (for the copter "blades") and instructions for folding, flying, and testing designs. Students will engage in the different steps of the design process, while participating in this hands-on activity.
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 10 to 30 minutes
- 1 cent - $1 per student
- Ages 6 - 11
- Activity
- English, Spanish
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- A few sheets of paper
- Scissors
- Paper clips (1 large and 1 small)
Subjects
- Engineering and Technology
- Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Technology
- Transportation
- Engineering
- Physical Sciences
- Motion and Forces
- Machines
- Gravity
- Rotation Motion
- Motion and Forces
- The Nature of Technology
- The Design Process
- Invention and Innovation
- Problem Solving
- Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- The Design Process
Informal Categories
- Arts and Crafts
- Toys
- Transportation
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- be mobile
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Links STEM to other topics of interest such as arts and humanities
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Foreign language versions of this resource:
Components that are part of this resource:
Includes alignment to state and/or national standards
This resource is part of:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- WGBH
Source Collection:
- FETCH! With Ruff Ruffman
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, WGBH Educational Foundation, ©2007
Funding Sources:
- National Science Foundation, 0610406
- Public television viewers
- Arby's
- Greendog
