Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 329 · 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: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
3. 3.🚁 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
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
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.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
7. 7.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) gravity
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
9. 9.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
12. 12.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades
14. 14.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a stone
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
29. 29.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
31. 31.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
33. 33.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
38. 38.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a ruler

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