Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 423 · 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? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a stone
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
6. 6.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
11. 11.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
14. 14.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
15. 15.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) yeast
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) it floats up
20. 20.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
24. 24.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
26. 26.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) floating
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper

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