Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 285 · 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.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🔮 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
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
10. 10.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) magnetism
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
15. 15.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
19. 19.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
22. 22.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
25. 25.🚁 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 stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
26. 26.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
34. 34.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a ruler
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
38. 38.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone

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