Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 333 · 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 paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
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.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
19. 19.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
29. 29.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
35. 35.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
36. 36.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
39. 39.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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