Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 841 · 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.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
3. 3.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
5. 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
7. 7.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
8. 8.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
23. 23.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
25. 25.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
31. 31.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
35. 35.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
37. 37.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛟 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone

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