Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 321 · 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 strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
4. 4.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) a magnet holds it
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
8. 8.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
12. 12.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
14. 14.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
16. 16.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.🚁 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
22. 22.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
33. 33.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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