Name:_______________________ Date:__________

Paper Helicopter Investigation Planner

1. Planning
a) What are we going to investigate?

We are going to investigate what happens to a paper helicopters fall

time when we change its wing size.
b) What will we keep the same?

We will keep the _______________, _______________ and

_______________ the same.
c) What will we change?

We will change the ________ size.

d) What will we observe?

We will observe which helicopter hits the ground first.

e) What is my prediction?

I think________________________________________________
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2. Observations
a) What happened? Describe your observation and record your results.

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3. Conclusion
a) Which helicopter fell down more slowly?

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b) Which helicopter fell down more quickly?

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c) What pulls the helicopters down?

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d) What pushes up against the wings of the helicopters?

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e) How do you know?

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f) Why does the helicopter with bigger/smaller wings fall more slowly/quickly?

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g) Draw 2 force arrow diagrams to show the forces acting on the helicopters.

h) Where else have you seen examples of this?

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