Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 638 · 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.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) dissolving
4. 4.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
6. 6.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
8. 8.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
11. 11.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
18. 18.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
20. 20.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
24. 24.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
31. 31.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
32. 32.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin

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