Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 324 · 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 strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
2. 2.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) magnetism
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
15. 15.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) a magnet holds it
17. 17.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
20. 20.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
30. 30.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper

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