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Paper Helicopter Flight Investigation
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Paper Helicopter Flight Investigation
🚁 Part 1: Design and Predict
1. Draw your paper helicopter design in the box below. Show the blades and body.
2. What do you think will happen when you drop your helicopter? Tick one:
It will fall very quickly
It will fall slowly and spin
It will not spin at all
It will fly upwards
3. Why do you think helicopters spin as they fall? Write your prediction:
4. What might affect how your helicopter flies? Tick all that you think are important:
The shape of the blades
How heavy it is
The colour of the paper
How high you drop it from
🔬 Part 2: Flight Observations
5. After testing your helicopter, describe what happened:
My helicopter fell _____________ (quickly/slowly) and spun _____________ (fast/slow/not at all).
6. How long did your helicopter stay in the air? Circle one:
Less than 2 seconds
About 3-4 seconds
More than 5 seconds
7. Was your prediction correct? Explain what was the same or different:
8. What helped your helicopter spin through the air?
9. If you could change one thing about your helicopter to make it fly differently, what would you change?
🤔 Part 3: Scientific Thinking
10. A scientist's job is to observe carefully. Draw what you observed during your helicopter's flight:
11. Complete this sentence: The shape of an object can change how it _________________ through the air.
12. What question would you like to investigate next about flying objects?
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