Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 105 · 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.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
11. 11.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
16. 16.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) dissolving
17. 17.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
18. 18.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) gravity
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
23. 23.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
24. 24.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon

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