Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 678 · 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 ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
5. 5.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
9. 9.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
11. 11.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
14. 14.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a coin
16. 16.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
28. 28.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) the wind
29. 29.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper

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