Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 242 · 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 length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a coin
8. 8.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a ruler
12. 12.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
18. 18.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
19. 19.⚖️ 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 person dropping
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
24. 24.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
30. 30.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
36. 36.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
40. 40.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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