Vehicles: How Do Helicopters Work? (and Build One!)
Explore how helicopters work, AND build your own paper helicopters to fly!
David Salch
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What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
How does a helicopter fly? Why is there a tail rotor? How does a helicopter move sideways? These questions and more are answered in this fun filled class about helicopters and how they work. Topic include: How does a helicopter generate lift? Why is there a tail rotor? Does it need a tail rotor? What if the engine fails? How can it move sideways without going forward? Why are the rotors so big? What can helicopters be used for? What is auto-rotation? At the end of class, we will BUILD paper helicopters! Real helicopters that fly! All you need is plain printer paper and some scissors. This class includes some interactive whiteboarding plus video examples. All language is kept age appropriate and the focus is on fun learning. My goal is to inspire learners to dig deeper!
Learning Goals
Understand the aerodynamics of helicopter flight, and be able to build and demonstrate those principles in paper helicopters.
Other Details
Supply List
All you need to build paper helicopters is a few sheets of plain printer paper, and a pair of scissors.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined December, 2016
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Learning facts and skills is definitely important, but an often missed but critical piece of education is understanding the foundation. Without a proper understanding of the underlying principles of "how something works," the collection of facts are not only less useful, but often dangerous. It is the understanding of principles that makes interpretation and application of facts possible. By achieving a basic understanding of the principles, it is possible to truly master life skills.
I am mid 50's, Father of 12 children and 4 grandchildren. My life experience is one of constant learning, across many disciplines, resulting in a very broad understanding of everything from the basic skills of life to deep high technology and innovative agriculture. I have several patents in my name and I am releasing a series of books on food and health through profitable small farms.
As a homeschool Dad, my desire is to bring a wealth of basic understanding to the next generation. Not how to use things, but how they really work. The type of understanding the next generation misses through education designed to only teach how to use something.
My classes are intended to give enough understanding to peak interests for further learning through independent research. Each class covers a single topic, at a deep enough level to empower the student to dive further successfully. There is no pre-requisite except a love of understanding. If you are looking to just know how to use something, this is not the place. But if you want to learn how life works, if you love to understand how this or that works, then come along on this journey of exploration into the beautiful simplistic complexity of life and nature.
The classes I teach are independent in addition I offer classes organized into series. It is not a requirement to take all the classes in a series, nor is it required to take them in order. This is designed to give you the most flexibility in scheduling. Also, the classes do repeat often and on different days and time slots, so that if you can't make one class there will be another soon that will match your schedule.
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Live One-Time Class
$25
per classMeets once
50 min
Completed by 24 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
3-18 learners per class
