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NEEDS
Computer
Assorted Paper Products
Glue or Tape
A Penny
This Lesson
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Design, construct, and test a passive helicopter that carrys a penny and rotate once in an ten foot drop.
Name_photo "helicopter".
Design the passive helicopter out of any material available, but the teacher will supply tissue paper, newspaper and the like.
After students test their contraptions, they will need to know the descent time for ten and surface area of the device. They will record the weight, area and descent time in their DailyLog.
Finally, take a digital image of the aircraft, name it "helicopter" and save it in your folder.
STANDARDS
Duration: 135 minutes
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Students demonstrate creative thinking ... innovative products and processes (by designing & creating a passive helicopter.) (Iste 1)
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Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research (through collecting data to improve the descent speed).
(Iste 4)
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Students use technology to ... evaluate, and collect information ... (using a chart).
(Iste 3)
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