Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 201 · 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 of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
7. 7.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) magnetism (c) floating (d) dissolving
9. 9.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
12. 12.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
13. 13.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) air pressure
15. 15.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) slower
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
31. 31.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast 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 person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
37. 37.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
38. 38.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔮 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

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