Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 371 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
5. 5.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
6. 6.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a stone
8. 8.🚁 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
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
10. 10.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a ruler
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
19. 19.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) slower
28. 28.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
31. 31.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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