Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 726 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
14. 14.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
19. 19.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
25. 25.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
32. 32.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
39. 39.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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