Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 540 · 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.⚖️ 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) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
5. 5.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
10. 10.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
11. 11.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
12. 12.🧺 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
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
14. 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
18. 18.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
22. 22.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
24. 24.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) yeast
31. 31.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
33. 33.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) floating
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
38. 38.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
40. 40.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom

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