Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 673 · 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.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
4. 4.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
6. 6.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛟 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
10. 10.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🚁 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
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
21. 21.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a magnet
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
29. 29.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.⚖️ 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 drop height
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
40. 40.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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