Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 76 · 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) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
2. 2.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
11. 11.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
12. 12.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
20. 20.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
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 drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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