Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 367 · 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.⚖️ 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
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
13. 13.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
19. 19.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) dissolving
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
25. 25.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
26. 26.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
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 change it (c) we measure it
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
31. 31.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
33. 33.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
38. 38.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.⚖️ 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) False (b) True

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