Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 518 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
4. 4.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
10. 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
15. 15.🚁 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
16. 16.🚁 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
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
21. 21.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
23. 23.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
24. 24.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
29. 29.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a coin
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a stone
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
37. 37.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler

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