Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 463 · 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.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
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 length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
3. 3.🧺 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 ruler
4. 4.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) magnetism
12. 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
16. 16.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a stone
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.🔮 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
25. 25.🧺 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 mirror
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
34. 34.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (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 drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.🧺 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 battery cell (d) safety scissors
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
40. 40.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight

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