Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 143 · 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 fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) yeast
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
7. 7.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
14. 14.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
15. 15.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a feather
21. 21.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
23. 23.🧺 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
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
28. 28.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
38. 38.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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