Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 406 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
3. 3.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
4. 4.⚖️ 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 drop height
5. 5.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) yeast
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.🔮 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
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a stone
21. 21.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a feather
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
27. 27.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
31. 31.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.True or false: a balloon 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a magnet
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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