Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 389 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
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 balloon (d) safety scissors
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
11. 11.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
12. 12.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
28. 28.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
32. 32.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
39. 39.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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