Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 157 · 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.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) yeast
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
8. 8.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
21. 21.⚖️ 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 person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
29. 29.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
30. 30.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
34. 34.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
38. 38.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip

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