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Seeds from Maple trees grow in the shape of a wing and can "fly" when it falls from the tree and the winds can take it long distances.
The seed grows with the seed at one end and a thing, leafy wing that grows to one side. When it dries, it becomes very light and stiff. The seed will drop off the tree and as it falls, the "wing" catches the air passing over it and causes it to spin. The spinning gets faster and will hold the seed in the air. If a breeze catches it, the seed can fly sideways and up higher.
Real Helicopters use this same principal. When a real helicopter turns off its engine(or the engine quites), the helicopter begins go descend. If the pilot sets the rotor blades at the right angle, then as the up flow of air passes over the rotor blades, the blades will turn due to the air flow. This is called "auto-rotation".
The link below gives students a plan to make your own Seed Helicopter.
Link for students: http://www.grc.NASA.gov/WWW/K-12/TRC/Aeronautics/Maple_Seed.html
What else can I help you with?
How do sycamore helicopter seeds help the tree disperse its seeds over a wide area?
Sycamore helicopter seeds have wings that spin as they fall, helping them travel far away from the tree and land in different places, allowing the tree to spread its seeds over a wide area.
What are the seeds of a sycamore tree called?
The seeds of a sycamore tree are called samaras. They are winged seeds that are dispersed by the wind. The samaras have a distinctive helicopter-like shape that helps them travel far from the parent tree.
What are maple seeds called?
Maple seeds are typically called "helicopter seeds" or "maple keys" because of the way they spin and helicopter-like shape when falling from a tree.
Are helicopter seeds edible?
yes, they are actually good for you, one time i had lung cancer and i lived off nothing but helicopter seeds, and within a week i was all better
Do sycamores have helicopter seeds?
Yes, sycamores display a distinctive type of helicopter seed known as samaras. These seeds have a wing-like structure that aids in their dispersal by wind, giving them the appearance of a spinning helicopter as they fall from the tree.
What is a helicopter seeds real name?
A Boxelder Tree Seed
How do poppy seeds travel?
poppy seeds travel by wind
How do the soldiers travel to war now?
By Helicopter
What is the fastest way to travel in Paris?
By Helicopter.
What do hot air balloonists travel in?
a helicopter
What helicopter can travel 600 miles?
None. The world's fastest helicopter only measured 249.1 mph.
How milkweed seeds travel?
Milkweed seeds have little silken parachutes. They travel with the wind.
