Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 255 · 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 steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔮 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) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
10. 10.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
11. 11.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
20. 20.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
22. 22.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
24. 24.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.⚖️ 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) the paper clip
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
37. 37.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
38. 38.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same

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