Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 415 · 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.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
21. 21.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
24. 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
28. 28.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
30. 30.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
34. 34.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
37. 37.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper

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