Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 707 · 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? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) gravity
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a coin
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
14. 14.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
17. 17.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
28. 28.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
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: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
39. 39.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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