Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 277 · 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.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) gravity
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) yeast
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
8. 8.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
15. 15.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.🧺 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
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning

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