Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 902 · 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 “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
9. 9.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
22. 22.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
24. 24.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
32. 32.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) magnetism (c) floating (d) dissolving
36. 36.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
39. 39.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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