Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 826 · 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.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
3. 3.🔮 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
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
8. 8.🔮 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
9. 9.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
13. 13.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
16. 16.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball

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