The Helicopter Problem


 

  1. Cut out the helicoter along the solid lines.
  2. Fold the helicopter at the dotted lines.
  3. Drop the helicopter and observe which way it spins (clockwise or counterclockwise) and observe how fast it spins
  4. How do you get the helicopter to spin faster?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Helicopter Problem and The Scientific Method

  1. What was the problem in the Helicopter problem?

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  2. What was your Hypothesis?

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  3. What was your Experiment?

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  4. What was the Variable in the Experiment?

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  5. What was the independent variable?

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  6. What was the dependent variable?

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  7. How did you "record" your data?

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  8. What is your conclusion?

  Pictures from the Helicopter Problem
 

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