Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 115 · 40 questions

What you do (Air pushes back): 1. Draw a T shape on a paper strip and cut it out with safety scissors (an adult helps). 2. Cut the top down the middle and fold the two blades opposite ways. 3. Fold up the bottom and clip a paper clip on it. 4. Drop it from your raised hand and time how long it takes to land.

1. 1.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
5. 5.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
15. 15.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) faster (d) it floats up
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
25. 25.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades
31. 31.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
34. 34.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it

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