Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 724 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
5. 5.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
8. 8.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
20. 20.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚁 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 make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
25. 25.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
27. 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False

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