Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 451 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a coin
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
9. 9.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
11. 11.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a feather
13. 13.⚖️ 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 person dropping
14. 14.🔮 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) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
15. 15.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
16. 16.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
22. 22.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) magnetism
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a stone
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
25. 25.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a coin
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
38. 38.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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