Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 352 · 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) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
2. 2.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) the wind
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
16. 16.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
18. 18.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
21. 21.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
24. 24.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
26. 26.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
27. 27.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
28. 28.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
33. 33.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
35. 35.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
36. 36.🧺 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) yeast
37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
40. 40.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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