Make a Helicopter

Materials

  • A strip of paper (can be a paper scrap or cut from a regular sheet of paper)

  • Safety scissors

  • Paper clip

Instructions

1.Cut out a strip of paper. Feel free to experiment with different lengths and widths.

2. Cut the paper along the solid lines shown in the image below. Then, fold the paper along the dotted lines shown below.


3. Roll up the bottom of the helicopter and add a paper clip for extra weight.

4. Release your helicopter and watch it fly!

5. Try changing the different properties of your helicopter. For example, make the blades longer or wider, use a longer strip of paper, try flying with no paperclip or with five paperclips! Experiment with your helicopter and see what works and what doesn't.