Make it together
Cut the solid lines
Decorate the spinner. With a grown-up’s help, cut its outline, the top center slit and the two short side cuts.
Fold the dashed lines
Fold the blades in opposite directions. Fold the lower sides inward, then fold the bottom tab up.
Try a flight
Stand on the floor and let it fall into a clear space. Change one blade fold and try again. What changes?
More ideas
Air pushes on the blades as the spinner falls. Changing a fold can change its flight.
What happened when you let go?
For a younger child
A grown-up can cut and fold while your child decorates the paper and watches how it falls.
For an older child
Change one fold at a time and compare two drops. Draw what you observed in the two boxes.
Save it or share it
Draw what happened and save your experiment in Little Binder.
See how to save itOpen a Space and choose Add creation.
Take a picture or choose one you already have.
Add a title or voice note, then save. You can share it with people you choose.