Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 830 · 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 yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
6. 6.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) a magnet holds it
16. 16.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
18. 18.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a balloon
25. 25.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
26. 26.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
27. 27.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🧺 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 battery cell
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) magnetism
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a stone
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it

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