Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 194 · 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.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a pencil
3. 3.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
7. 7.⚖️ 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 drop height (d) the length of the blades
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
12. 12.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
23. 23.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
26. 26.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
27. 27.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
30. 30.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height
31. 31.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
32. 32.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
35. 35.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball

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