Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 575 · 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? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
5. 5.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
17. 17.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
20. 20.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a ruler
22. 22.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
25. 25.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
27. 27.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
29. 29.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.⚖️ 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 person dropping
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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