Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 204 · 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.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
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 paper clip (b) the person dropping (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
20. 20.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
24. 24.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a stone
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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