Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 357 · 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.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
3. 3.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
5. 5.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
7. 7.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) magnetism
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
21. 21.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚁 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 make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) dissolving
34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper

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