Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 136 · 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.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
5. 5.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) air pressure
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
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) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
17. 17.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
27. 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a coin
29. 29.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
32. 32.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
37. 37.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin

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