Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 627 · 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 battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) air pressure
3. 3.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
8. 8.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
10. 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
11. 11.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
16. 16.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height
20. 20.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
23. 23.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip
27. 27.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
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 is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a coin
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
32. 32.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
39. 39.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True

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