Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 777 · 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) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
3. 3.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
5. 5.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
20. 20.🛟 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
21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
25. 25.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
26. 26.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
27. 27.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.⚖️ 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 paper clip
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
33. 33.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
34. 34.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.⚖️ 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 person dropping
37. 37.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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