Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 132 · 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 paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
4. 4.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
6. 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
18. 18.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
19. 19.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
21. 21.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
24. 24.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
26. 26.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
27. 27.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
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 paper clip
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
38. 38.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a stone

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