Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 351 · 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 “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
5. 5.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
16. 16.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
18. 18.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
23. 23.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
27. 27.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) dissolving
28. 28.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
31. 31.⚖️ 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 person dropping
32. 32.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
38. 38.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a feather
40. 40.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor

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