Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 146 · 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 mirror (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
3. 3.🛟 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
4. 4.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
5. 5.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
6. 6.🔮 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
7. 7.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
9. 9.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
11. 11.🚁 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 stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
15. 15.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
16. 16.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
29. 29.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
37. 37.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
38. 38.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it

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