Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 679 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
5. 5.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a coin
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
16. 16.🔮 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) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
17. 17.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the drop height
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
21. 21.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
25. 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
27. 27.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
29. 29.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
38. 38.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
39. 39.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder

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