Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 244 · 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 coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) yeast
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
8. 8.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a feather
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
12. 12.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) floating
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
17. 17.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
23. 23.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades
29. 29.🚁 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 stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
31. 31.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
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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