Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 122 · 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 magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
3. 3.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
7. 7.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a coin
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a coin
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
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) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
15. 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
17. 17.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a stone
24. 24.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
28. 28.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
30. 30.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) magnetism
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
36. 36.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
37. 37.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
39. 39.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper

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