Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 563 · 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? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
2. 2.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a stone
4. 4.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
11. 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
14. 14.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
19. 19.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
26. 26.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a ruler
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
36. 36.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
37. 37.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge

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