Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 778 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
2. 2.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) air pressure
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ 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 drop height
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔮 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
33. 33.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
37. 37.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil

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