Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 588 · 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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
6. 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
8. 8.🧺 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 pencil (d) a magnet
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
11. 11.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
15. 15.🔮 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) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
16. 16.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
23. 23.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
26. 26.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
30. 30.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
36. 36.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) the wind
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
38. 38.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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