Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 856 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
2. 2.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
12. 12.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
14. 14.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🛟 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
17. 17.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) the wind
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
21. 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
23. 23.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
32. 32.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚁 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 weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon

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