Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 129 · 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 length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
2. 2.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
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.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
15. 15.⚖️ 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 length of the blades
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a stone
18. 18.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ 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 person dropping (d) the length of the blades
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
27. 27.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
30. 30.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
31. 31.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a coin
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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