Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 227 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
12. 12.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.⚖️ 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 person dropping
24. 24.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
27. 27.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
33. 33.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) floating (d) air resistance
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
39. 39.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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