Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 816 · 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 add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a balloon
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a mirror
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
16. 16.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
17. 17.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping
22. 22.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
26. 26.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
28. 28.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
38. 38.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
39. 39.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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