Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 57 · 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.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
5. 5.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
10. 10.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
11. 11.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
16. 16.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
20. 20.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
23. 23.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
28. 28.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast

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