Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 103 · 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 of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
12. 12.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) magnetism (c) floating (d) dissolving
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
17. 17.🛟 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
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔮 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
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
36. 36.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same

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