Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 974 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
3. 3.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
7. 7.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
9. 9.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
12. 12.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
20. 20.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
21. 21.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
31. 31.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
33. 33.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper

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