Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 144 · 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.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
2. 2.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
4. 4.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
9. 9.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
11. 11.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
17. 17.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🚁 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 stone
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) the wind
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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