Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 730 · 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 falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
6. 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
12. 12.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
17. 17.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
21. 21.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) magnetism
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
31. 31.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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 person dropping
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
34. 34.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a glass marble

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