Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 796 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
2. 2.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
4. 4.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
10. 10.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⚖️ 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
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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) air pressure
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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