Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 633 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
13. 13.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
15. 15.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) it floats up
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
29. 29.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
31. 31.⚖️ 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 paper clip (d) the kind of paper
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
38. 38.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
40. 40.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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