Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 479 · 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.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
14. 14.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
17. 17.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
18. 18.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
19. 19.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
22. 22.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
25. 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
29. 29.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) yeast
31. 31.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
33. 33.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
34. 34.🔮 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
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
38. 38.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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