Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 560 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
5. 5.🔮 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
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
10. 10.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
17. 17.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
25. 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
28. 28.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a stone
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧺 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 mirror (d) a ruler
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter

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