Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 719 · 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.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
9. 9.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
14. 14.🔮 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
15. 15.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
24. 24.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) yeast
29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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