Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

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

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