Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 922 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
5. 5.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) the wind
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
8. 8.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
13. 13.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
17. 17.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
19. 19.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a pencil 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: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
27. 27.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
31. 31.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward

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