Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 275 · 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 fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
8. 8.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
9. 9.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔮 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
12. 12.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly 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 paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
14. 14.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
18. 18.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
28. 28.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
32. 32.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same

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