Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 338 · 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 mirror (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
2. 2.🛟 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
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) yeast
11. 11.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a coin
18. 18.🔮 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
19. 19.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
22. 22.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 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) a magnet
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
30. 30.🚁 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
34. 34.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
36. 36.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True

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