Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 215 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
10. 10.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
14. 14.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
21. 21.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
25. 25.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a stone
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
32. 32.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
35. 35.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
36. 36.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it

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