Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 576 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
5. 5.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
8. 8.🔮 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
17. 17.🚁 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
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
19. 19.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
21. 21.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) yeast
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
28. 28.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
31. 31.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
32. 32.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
35. 35.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper

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