Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 69 · 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 what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the person dropping (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
3. 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
6. 6.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a coin
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
12. 12.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
16. 16.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
20. 20.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
27. 27.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
28. 28.🚁 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
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) slower (d) it floats up
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
32. 32.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
35. 35.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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