Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 786 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
5. 5.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
7. 7.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
11. 11.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
12. 12.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
13. 13.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
14. 14.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
25. 25.⚖️ 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 person dropping
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
30. 30.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
32. 32.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
34. 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
37. 37.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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