What others say
"I used this as an introductory lesson on Aerodynamics in my middle school STEM class. Great resource!"
Nina R.
Description
Detailed paper helicopter experiment lesson to investigate this inquiry question:
Does changing the blade length of a paper helicopter affect how long it stays in the air?
Lesson files include:
- teacher lesson presentation with custom graphics (12 slides)
- paper helicopter experiment report template (4 pages)
- paper helicopter templates
- pre/post-test
- reading comprehension activity
- thinking routines writing activity
- group member role definitions and activity
- vocabulary definitions for the paper helicopter experiment
- vocabulary definitions for the scientific method
PDF and Google slides format.
See the blog post Paper Helicopter Experiment for more details.
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Grades
4th - 10th
Subjects
Standards
NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
NGSS3-5-ETS1-2
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25+
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Teaching Duration
90 minutes
What others say
"I used this as an introductory lesson on Aerodynamics in my middle school STEM class. Great resource!"
Nina R.
Description
Detailed paper helicopter experiment lesson to investigate this inquiry question:
Does changing the blade length of a paper helicopter affect how long it stays in the air?
Lesson files include:
- teacher lesson presentation with custom graphics (12 slides)
- paper helicopter experiment report template (4 pages)
- paper helicopter templates
- pre/post-test
- reading comprehension activity
- thinking routines writing activity
- group member role definitions and activity
- vocabulary definitions for the paper helicopter experiment
- vocabulary definitions for the scientific method
PDF and Google slides format.
See the blog post Paper Helicopter Experiment for more details.
Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.
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I used this as an introductory lesson on Aerodynamics in my middle school STEM class. Great resource!
The kids had such a fun time performing this experiment!
Love this experiment! I think that the students really enjoy it and it includes a lot of the topics we have been talking about.
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Fun activity for the students to complete as part of our physics unit.
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Standards
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NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-2
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
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