Science Olympiad© 2025-2026 Helicopter Kit

Prepare for upcoming competitions with this practice kit, the only kits officially licensed and approved by Science Olympiad!

• Designed hand-in-hand with the National Event Supervisors

• Aligned to NGSS-based Science Olympiad events
• Approximately 10 Helicopters can be built from this kit
• Event rules can be downloaded FREE from the Science Olympiad website: soinc.org/rules-2026

This kit features components hand selected by the Science Olympiad Organization.

The 2025-2026 Science Olympiad kits were developed to provide an introduction to each event and are not intended to be an ‘out of the box solution’ for competition. Students and competitors should practice innovation and creativity to make their design their own competition-ready device/activity.

 : Kit contains Jet glue, jet glue accelerator, (1) utility knife, (1) glue stick, spring steel music wire, (10) produce bags, 40 feet ³/₃₂" super sport rubber, (30) ¹/₁₆× ¹/₁₆×36" balsa wood, (5) ¹/₈× ¹/₄×36" balsa wood, (1) ¹/₁₆×3×36" balsa wood, (20) rubber O-rings, seed size glass beads, and (5) Emery boards.