Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 249 · 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.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a stone
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
12. 12.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) yeast
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
16. 16.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚁 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
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
22. 22.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔮 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge

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