Flying Propeller Toy Lab

Flying Propeller Toy Lab

To Start:

Directions:

1. Carefully place the items in the bag on your desk.
2. Make sure you have your spiral and a pencil.
3. Try to fly your propeller toy. Hold the stick between your hands, push one hand away from your body, and send the propeller flying through the air. 
4. Read about the history of the propeller toy:

http://www.farmersmuseum.org/store/farm_kids/old_fashion_flying_machinewood_propeller

1. Write 2 sentences about what you learned on the website.
2. Try to make your propeller toy go very far. Try to make your propeller toy go very high.
3. Draw a picture of the Flying Propeller Toy
4. How do helicopter propellers work? Read this:  http://www.explainthatstuff.com/helicopter.html

5.  Explain how a propeller works.