Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 233 · 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.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
16. 16.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) air pressure
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
19. 19.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
23. 23.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
25. 25.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
28. 28.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper

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