Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 482 · 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.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
5. 5.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
12. 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.🔮 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
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
22. 22.⚖️ 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 drop height (d) the kind of paper
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
28. 28.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
30. 30.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
33. 33.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
38. 38.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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