How Do You Make A Helicopter Out Of Paper And Cardboard?
Kids can make an elementary helicopter from construction paper and thin cardboard. A traceable helicopter pattern is available online. The paper is light enough for the helicopter blades, and the cardboard provides a weighted ballast on the bottom. When the helicopter is thrown into the air and is on its way down, air pushes the blades slightly upward, creating a sideways force. Because there are two blades, this causes the helicopter to spin. You can also observe this spinning motion in the seeds falling from maple trees. Download and print a helicopter pattern from the Internet. Exploratorium.com has a good pattern. See the Resources section below. Trace the helicopter pattern on the construction paper and cut it out. Cut slits along the solid lines, but do not cut along the dotted lines. The dotted lines are for folding. Fold the pattern along the horizontal dotted line near the top. There will be two long vertical strips at the top separated by a cut slit. These strips are the heli
