Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 247 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a feather
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
9. 9.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
13. 13.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
16. 16.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
21. 21.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
24. 24.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
32. 32.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
39. 39.🔮 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
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin

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