Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 683 · 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 needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
8. 8.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
16. 16.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔮 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
19. 19.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
24. 24.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
32. 32.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
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 drop height
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
40. 40.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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