Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 35 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) dissolving
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
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 pencil (d) yeast
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.🔮 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) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
24. 24.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
25. 25.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
31. 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
37. 37.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) yeast

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