Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 930 · 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 feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
5. 5.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
8. 8.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
13. 13.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
15. 15.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
16. 16.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
18. 18.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a balloon
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🛟 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
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
28. 28.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
32. 32.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
36. 36.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather

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