Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

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

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