Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 344 · 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 is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a magnet
2. 2.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
18. 18.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
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.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
28. 28.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
38. 38.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
39. 39.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter

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