Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 652 · 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: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
7. 7.🛟 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
8. 8.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
9. 9.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
32. 32.🧺 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 balloon
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a mirror
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
36. 36.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True

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