Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 137 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
4. 4.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
7. 7.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) air pressure
12. 12.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a pencil
14. 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
17. 17.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
18. 18.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
20. 20.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
22. 22.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
24. 24.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
27. 27.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
31. 31.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
32. 32.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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