Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 112 · 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.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
7. 7.🛟 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
8. 8.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
20. 20.🧺 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) safety scissors
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
22. 22.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
23. 23.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) the wind
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
38. 38.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip

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