Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 428 · 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) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
3. 3.🔮 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
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
5. 5.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🔮 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
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
19. 19.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
22. 22.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) floating (d) air resistance
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
26. 26.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball

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