Student Instructions
How to Make a Cup🥤 an rubber band Helicopter🚁
👀⚒👉Material you may require:
Masking tape
Scissors
Card stock or index cards
Plastic propellers
4.5" Craft sticks
3.5x1/8" rubber bands
Paperclips
paper cups
Go to the 🔗's to see the two different ways you could make the helicopter depending on your resources. Of coarse you could have a go at making your own helicopter design.
When you are ready to to
Page # 1 Take a
of your materials. Label them using
Page #2 Use this page to create a collection of images of your construction progress.
Page #3 Use this page to take a few
's of your helicopter from different points of view.
Page #4 Capture a
of your Helicopter being launched and taking flight.
When complete
your final response.
🤔👉Tips and Troubleshooting
If the helicopter isn't flying very high, then...
Make sure to wind up the rubber bands until it's "double-coiled."
Practice releasing the helicopter's propeller a moment before releasing the bottom of the helicopter. See the video for details.
The paper cutout may be too small, or not wide enough. Try using a larger cutout.
Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
ideas borrowed from: https://www.stem-inventions.com/helicopters https://www.youtube.com/@siddharthcreations