Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 845 · 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 strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) slower
5. 5.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a coin
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) gravity
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
26. 26.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a feather
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
30. 30.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
32. 32.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
34. 34.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
35. 35.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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