Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 151 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
7. 7.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
9. 9.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🛟 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
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
26. 26.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
28. 28.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
32. 32.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
34. 34.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🔮 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
37. 37.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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