Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 46 · 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 mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
4. 4.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
11. 11.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
12. 12.🚁 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
13. 13.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
16. 16.🔮 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
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
29. 29.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
33. 33.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
36. 36.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
38. 38.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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