Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 360 · 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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
2. 2.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
5. 5.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
7. 7.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) yeast
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a magnet
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a feather
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a feather
22. 22.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
30. 30.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
35. 35.🛟 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
36. 36.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
37. 37.⚖️ 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 paper clip
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
40. 40.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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