Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 589 · 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.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
3. 3.🔮 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) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
7. 7.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) gravity
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.🛟 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
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
21. 21.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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