Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 553 · 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 falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
4. 4.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
15. 15.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
18. 18.🔮 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
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
25. 25.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
29. 29.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
30. 30.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
32. 32.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
36. 36.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔮 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

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