Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 828 · 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) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
4. 4.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) yeast
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
18. 18.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) the wind
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
25. 25.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
27. 27.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
28. 28.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
30. 30.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a pencil
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
37. 37.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge

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