Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 81 · 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: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
7. 7.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
9. 9.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) gravity
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
18. 18.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
30. 30.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a magnet
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
40. 40.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass

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