Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 260 · 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.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
11. 11.🚁 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
12. 12.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
16. 16.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
28. 28.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
34. 34.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors

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