Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 308 · 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.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
5. 5.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) floating (d) air resistance
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
10. 10.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
16. 16.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🚁 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
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
27. 27.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
29. 29.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ 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 paper clip
31. 31.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
34. 34.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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