Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 570 · 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 paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
4. 4.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
6. 6.🔮 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
7. 7.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
19. 19.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
26. 26.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a magnet
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon

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