Paper Helicopters
Added: 28 Sep 2020
Contributor:
PDST
Resource type:
Demonstration
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Experiment
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Project
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Scheme Of Work
Through investigation the child should be enabled to come to appreciate that gravity is a force, SESE: Science Curriculum page 87. In this activity children explore how some things fall and how varying the size of the rotor blades, the shape of the rotor blades and the weight of a paper helicopter affect the way a helicopter spins.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE Science
Strand: Energy & Forces
Suggestions for use: This resource can be used as part of a classroom based inquiry facilitated by the classroom teacher.
- 5-6
- Mathematics
Strand: Data
Strand unit: Representing and interpreting data
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- explore and calculate averages of simple data sets
- use data sets to solve problems
Suggestions for use: To develop cross curricular links to STEM areas
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Continuity & Change Over Time
Strand unit: Transport
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- study aspects of social, artistic, technological and scientific developments over long periods
