Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 626 · 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: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a coin
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
9. 9.🧺 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) a mirror
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) yeast
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
17. 17.🚁 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
24. 24.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
29. 29.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
34. 34.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
35. 35.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False

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