Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 668 · 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 pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
9. 9.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
13. 13.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
26. 26.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
27. 27.⚖️ 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) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
28. 28.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
36. 36.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon

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