Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 761 · 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 paper clip (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
2. 2.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
5. 5.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
11. 11.🔮 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
12. 12.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
13. 13.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
15. 15.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
23. 23.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
28. 28.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔮 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
30. 30.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
36. 36.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
38. 38.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False

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