Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 821 · 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.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: yeast 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 length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
9. 9.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) the drop height
11. 11.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) slower
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a stone
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
21. 21.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
34. 34.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder

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