https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum Post a picture of your helicopter and include your name in the title. List your independent and dependent variables, and summarize the outcome of your experiment. en-us 2020-08-29 23:56:48 UTC 2025-11-15 01:29:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f681.png https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/708799148 2020-08-31 14:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/708799148 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/708963836 2020-08-31 14:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/708963836 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/708983944 The independent variable is flap A and Flap B, and the dependent variable is what happens when the flaps are reversed. Basically what happened was almost every time I dropped it, it did a half spin more than it did when they were not reversed.]]> 2020-08-31 14:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/708983944 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/708989248 2020-08-31 14:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/708989248 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/708990009 2020-08-31 14:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/708990009 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/708992806 Independent Variable: I added tape to the bottom of my helicopter. Dependent Variable: The helicopter took 1 second to fall and last time it took 2 seconds to fall. ]]> 2020-08-31 14:58:21 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/708992806 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709000920 I flipped the wing A and wing B and it didn't even spin if just fell to the ground and did not fly. ]]> 2020-08-31 15:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709000920 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709011798 it fell a lot faster]]> 2020-08-31 15:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709011798 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709027376 2020-08-31 15:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709027376 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709042393 Lol]]> 2020-08-31 15:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709042393 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709075830 i cut the flaps skinner ]]> 2020-08-31 15:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709075830 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709180766 If my paper weighs more than a regular piece of paper I think will fall easier because the weight will bring it down faster ]]> 2020-08-31 15:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709180766 mmiles567 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709191181 When I changed the direction of the flaps A and B the helicopter spun the opposite direction]]> 2020-08-31 15:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709191181 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709194141 I chose normal and i decided to cut the flaps shorter to help with the amont of fliht time which caused alot of spinning when i threw it down my stairs.]]> 2020-08-31 15:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709194141 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709232756 Independent variable= weight of propellers
Dependent variable= time it took for the helicopter to fall
I added weight to the wings of the helicopter but now the helicopter just falls upside down :/]]> 2020-08-31 16:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709232756 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709234948 2020-08-31 16:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709234948 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709239412 I folded the bottom another time for weight ]]> 2020-08-31 16:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709239412 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709245995 2020-08-31 16:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709245995 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709273939 I added more weight to the helicopter by putting a small card inside of it and it only did about 3/4 of a spin when I dropped it at the top of a doorway, rather than the 2 1/2 spins it did without extra weight, falling from the same height.]]> 2020-08-31 16:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709273939 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709516952 When I changed the direction of flap A it still did not fly just spun the other direction.

]]> 2020-08-31 17:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709516952 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709713585 2020-08-31 18:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709713585 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709731878 I use a thinner piece of paper in my design, so this design is different because I used a thicker piece of paper and the flaps didn't fold up so it resulted in it spinning more]]> 2020-08-31 18:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709731878 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709737077 When I folded the wings it made the helicopter spin faster. When I folded the base it fell faster. ]]> 2020-08-31 18:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709737077 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709740574 I changed the size of the paper, the paper would then be lighter and stay in the air longer compared to the bigger pice of paper. ]]> 2020-08-31 18:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709740574 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709747902 It would have been better if it was made with better paper. 

]]> 2020-08-31 18:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709747902 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709753184 With the original helicopter, the fall speed was 2 seconds, with the base folded in half, it falls in about 1 second

]]> 2020-08-31 18:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709753184 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709753890 2020-08-31 18:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709753890 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709760469 When I folded the bottom of the helicopter again, it took the same amount of time to fall.]]> 2020-08-31 18:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709760469 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709762444 i started by not having a paper clip so i added one and it started to go faster than it did without the paper clip and i folded the wings so i could see what happened and there wasn't really a difference.]]> 2020-08-31 18:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709762444 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709769969 I taped 8 cheerios to it and it spun faster.]]> 2020-08-31 18:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709769969 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709775733 I folded the wings more and it spun faster then before.]]> 2020-08-31 18:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709775733 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709776575 I tapped another helicopter to my other one to see if it would go faster. It did't. ]]> 2020-08-31 18:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709776575 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709782197 I tried folding the wings to see  if it would fall faster but there wasn't much change.]]> 2020-08-31 18:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709782197 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709789580 I made the wings longer and cut the bottom.It fell a couple milliseconds slower than the first time]]> 2020-08-31 18:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709789580 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709795230 I made folds to the wings, and the first time it went the right direction, but when I made the folds it went to the left. ]]> 2020-08-31 18:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709795230 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709807606 The folded spins gave 3 spins and the unfolded gave 7 spins.

]]> 2020-08-31 18:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709807606 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709859347 I put folds and tape on my helicopter and it made it to were the helicopter spun faster and spun more times then before. :) ]]> 2020-08-31 19:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709859347 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709915653 The first one didn't spin that well but the paper i cut in half spun really well.

]]> 2020-08-31 19:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709915653 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709920029 I put a paper clip at the bottom of the helicopter horizontally and it spun 8 more times than without it.]]> 2020-08-31 19:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709920029 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709929098 Before I cut the wings halfway down, the helicopter spun 3 times. After I cut the wings, it only spun 1 time.]]> 2020-08-31 19:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709929098 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709931652 I added a chip clip to the bottom of my helicopter and It only spun 1 time instead of before, twice.]]> 2020-08-31 19:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709931652 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709933648 I cut down both sides and the bottom, then I timed to see if It would fly more faster, and smoother. The first time when I made it it took 6 seconds to drop. The second time when I cut it, it took 3 seconds.]]> 2020-08-31 19:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709933648 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709937230 I used three different kinds of paper to see which one would have more spins. I used regular lined paper, a sticky note, and an idex card. In the end the note card ended up being faster and spun more than the other two. the sticky note didn't really work at all, and the lined paper just moved slower than the idex card but still spun well. ]]> 2020-08-31 19:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709937230 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709937315 2020-08-31 19:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709937315 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709938915 I added less weight to it by cutting the end and it when fast to the ground.]]> 2020-08-31 19:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709938915 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709944775 2020-08-31 19:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709944775 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709950723 What I did to my helicopter is I took paper clips and put them at the end of my helicopter for more weight and it spinned more but it was slow spins.

]]> 2020-08-31 19:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709950723 bblondell338 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709968908 I changed the angle of the propellers and it made it fall alot quicker than when they were straight ]]> 2020-08-31 19:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709968908 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709984953 Instated of drooping my helicopter standing up I got on a chair and I drooped it and it gave me more spins. ]]> 2020-08-31 19:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709984953 astevenson349 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709991443 I changed the size of my helicopter by making it smaller and the speed increased.

]]> 2020-08-31 19:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709991443 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709998229 I  made my helicopter smaller by cutting the paper that I used. The spin was slower but the drop was faster than my first because when I cut the paper it also made it lighter than my first helicopter. ]]> 2020-08-31 19:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/709998229 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/710034659 I add less weight by removing some of the paper clips and made it a little smaller.]]> 2020-08-31 20:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/710034659 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/710231693 I added weight to the bottom of the helicopter and it spun less times than it did without the weight. 

]]> 2020-08-31 22:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/710231693 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/711891851 i dropped it from a diffrent hieght i put saftey pins to make it heavier it made it got to the ground faster]]> 2020-09-01 14:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/711891851 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/711992191 I made a parachute to make it fall less and it glided further. I also made it like a garden spinner, i gave it a few spins and let it go.]]> 2020-09-01 15:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/711992191 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/713907131 2020-09-02 04:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/713907131 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/714267959 I cut the sides of the propellers to see if it would increase or decrease in the amount of time taken to reach the ground. It ended up falling faster to the ground. ]]> 2020-09-02 07:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/714267959 https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/715716045 I made a helicopter and then i took weight off of it and it spun more times]]> 2020-09-02 17:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/swagner201/pfmh6u67c8pp1vum/wish/715716045