Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 818 · 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.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
3. 3.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) slower (d) it floats up
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
9. 9.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
12. 12.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
22. 22.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
25. 25.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) the wind
26. 26.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
29. 29.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a pencil
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
38. 38.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True

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