Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 527 · 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: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
5. 5.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a mirror
9. 9.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
10. 10.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
11. 11.🔮 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
12. 12.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
19. 19.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
22. 22.🧺 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 paper clip
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
25. 25.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
27. 27.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
30. 30.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
33. 33.⚖️ 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 paper clip (d) the person dropping
34. 34.⚖️ 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 drop height
35. 35.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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