Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 117 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a feather
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
7. 7.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) floating
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a balloon
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
18. 18.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
31. 31.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) air pressure
33. 33.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
34. 34.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
36. 36.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute

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