Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 853 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
11. 11.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
13. 13.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a coin
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) yeast
18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🔮 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
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
27. 27.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
30. 30.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) magnetism
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors

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