Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 895 · 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 kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping
2. 2.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
4. 4.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
15. 15.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
25. 25.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
27. 27.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
28. 28.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
33. 33.⚖️ 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 paper clip
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
40. 40.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it

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