Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 951 · 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 person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
2. 2.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
4. 4.⚖️ 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
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) True (b) False
6. 6.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
19. 19.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
28. 28.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
34. 34.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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