Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 243 · 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 feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a pencil
4. 4.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
6. 6.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
9. 9.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
11. 11.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.🧺 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) safety scissors
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a mirror
15. 15.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
16. 16.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
19. 19.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
20. 20.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
25. 25.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
26. 26.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
28. 28.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
31. 31.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a coin
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
35. 35.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
39. 39.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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