Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 901 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
3. 3.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
7. 7.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.🚁 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 make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
12. 12.🔮 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) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
13. 13.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
16. 16.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
23. 23.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
27. 27.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
30. 30.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
31. 31.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
34. 34.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
38. 38.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble

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