Let’s Make a Helicopter (ES)

Students will use the engineering design process to make and test helicopters with different variables.

objectives

• Design a helicopter to meet a specific goal
• Test helicopters and communicate findings
• Redesign helicopters based on findings

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Topic(s)

Engineering and Technology

type

Elementary school lesson

Grade(s):

time needed

45 minutes

author

Jeni Peterson

national next gen standards

• K-2-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
• ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution
• • Because there is always more than one possible solution to a problem, it is useful to compare and test designs. (K-2-ETS1-3)

north dakota standards

• K-2-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests of two objects to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

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