Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 124 · 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 paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
6. 6.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
12. 12.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
15. 15.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
23. 23.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
29. 29.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a ruler

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