Explore forces with these super simple paper helicopters
Recently Ethan has had an interest in all things transport. In particular, at daycare, they have been making paper aeroplanes and pretending to go on plane trips. Iām not sure how that lead to a discussion of helicopters but it did. I had made these paper helicopters or whirly birds before with Lily but never with Ethan. They are super simple to do (especially if you have a template like our downloadable one below) but it is also quite fun to play around with proportions once you have done your first one.
What you need
- Downloadable template from this page.
- Scissors
- A metal paperclip
Steps
1. Cut out one of the templates on the print out.
2. Cut along the red lines on the template as shown below.
3. Fold the tabs as shown.
4. Attach a paperclip to the column that forms at the bottom of the helicopter.
5. The helicopter should look like this.
The science
