Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 641 · 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.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
7. 7.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a stone
9. 9.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
17. 17.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a pencil
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
30. 30.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
32. 32.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
36. 36.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a mirror
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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