Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 6 · 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.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
5. 5.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
18. 18.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
20. 20.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
22. 22.🚁 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 make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
35. 35.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton

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