Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 948 · 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 magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
7. 7.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
9. 9.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
15. 15.🔮 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
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
17. 17.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
20. 20.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather 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 person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
29. 29.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) the wind
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
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 measure it (c) we change it
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
34. 34.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.⚖️ 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 paper clip
40. 40.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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