Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 436 · 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 person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
7. 7.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
9. 9.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
10. 10.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
14. 14.🛟 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
15. 15.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
23. 23.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
30. 30.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell

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