Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 554 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
2. 2.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
6. 6.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
19. 19.True or false: a balloon is not 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.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
25. 25.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔮 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
27. 27.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) dissolving
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a feather
35. 35.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
40. 40.⚖️ 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) True (b) False

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