Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 392 · 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 person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a magnet
5. 5.🔮 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
6. 6.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
8. 8.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a stone
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
19. 19.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) air pressure
20. 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
23. 23.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
26. 26.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a pencil
31. 31.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
32. 32.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
36. 36.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
40. 40.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor

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