Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 512 · 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: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.⚖️ 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 paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
8. 8.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
9. 9.🔮 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) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
20. 20.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
23. 23.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.⚖️ 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 drop height
37. 37.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper

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