Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 696 · 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? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
8. 8.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
10. 10.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
12. 12.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) yeast
17. 17.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
21. 21.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
23. 23.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a stone
27. 27.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
33. 33.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔮 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
35. 35.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a coin

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