Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 811 · 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) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
2. 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
5. 5.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a balloon
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a feather
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them

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