Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 670 · 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 mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
12. 12.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
13. 13.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
16. 16.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
22. 22.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
30. 30.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
39. 39.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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