Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 414 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
3. 3.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
7. 7.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
14. 14.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
19. 19.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
23. 23.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
26. 26.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
33. 33.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a coin
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
36. 36.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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