Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 256 · 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 falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
7. 7.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a coin
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
18. 18.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) a magnet holds it
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
20. 20.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
24. 24.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
25. 25.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
26. 26.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a stone
30. 30.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
34. 34.🔮 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) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
38. 38.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip

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