Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

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

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