Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 595 · 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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
5. 5.⚖️ 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 drop height
6. 6.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
15. 15.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
17. 17.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
24. 24.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a stone
28. 28.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
34. 34.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
35. 35.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
36. 36.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
38. 38.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True

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