Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 739 · 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) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the person dropping
2. 2.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
21. 21.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
24. 24.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
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: yeast 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 paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
34. 34.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
39. 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
40. 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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