Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 272 · 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 needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
5. 5.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) faster (d) it floats up
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.⚖️ 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 person dropping (d) the kind of paper
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) yeast
15. 15.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
16. 16.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔮 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
19. 19.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the person dropping
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather

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