Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 193 · 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? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
5. 5.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the drop height (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
7. 7.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) yeast
9. 9.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a stone
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
29. 29.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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