Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 316 · 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 slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
18. 18.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
24. 24.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
31. 31.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
32. 32.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
35. 35.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.⚖️ 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
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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
39. 39.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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