Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 478 · 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 strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
6. 6.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
7. 7.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) magnetism
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
24. 24.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a balloon
26. 26.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) slower
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
30. 30.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
31. 31.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
33. 33.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
40. 40.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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