Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 785 · 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.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
7. 7.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔮 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) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
19. 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
20. 20.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
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? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
27. 27.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a stone
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) slower
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
40. 40.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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