Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 822 · 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 spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
2. 2.🧺 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 paper clip (d) safety scissors
3. 3.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
7. 7.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a coin
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.⚖️ 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 paper clip
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
39. 39.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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