Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 125 · 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? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
5. 5.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) gravity
7. 7.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
11. 11.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
13. 13.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
18. 18.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
19. 19.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
24. 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) yeast
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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