Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 396 · 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 “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades
4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
9. 9.🛟 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
10. 10.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
19. 19.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
23. 23.🔮 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) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
35. 35.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
38. 38.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder

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