Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 108 · 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 paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
2. 2.🚁 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
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
4. 4.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
5. 5.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
8. 8.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
9. 9.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
11. 11.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
13. 13.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
15. 15.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
19. 19.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
20. 20.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
26. 26.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
28. 28.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) yeast
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
40. 40.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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