Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 315 · 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.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) floating (d) air resistance
2. 2.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
5. 5.🧺 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 balloon
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
7. 7.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
10. 10.⚖️ 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 drop height
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
12. 12.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
17. 17.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
25. 25.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
27. 27.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
30. 30.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
32. 32.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
34. 34.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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