Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 104 · 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 coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) faster (d) it floats up
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a mirror
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
24. 24.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
32. 32.🔮 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
37. 37.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) the wind
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter

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