Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 959 · 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) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
3. 3.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
7. 7.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
11. 11.⚖️ 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 person dropping
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
15. 15.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
16. 16.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
19. 19.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
33. 33.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
35. 35.🔮 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
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False

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