Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 445 · 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 length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
3. 3.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
5. 5.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
15. 15.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) magnetism
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
32. 32.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False

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