Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 886 · 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? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
7. 7.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a coin
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
11. 11.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
14. 14.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
16. 16.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
20. 20.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
39. 39.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror

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