Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 934 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
6. 6.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a pencil
10. 10.🔮 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
11. 11.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor
14. 14.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
17. 17.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
19. 19.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
24. 24.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
25. 25.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
27. 27.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder

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