Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 471 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
2. 2.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔮 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
4. 4.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
7. 7.🚁 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 weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
8. 8.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
11. 11.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
24. 24.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
29. 29.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
36. 36.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell

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