Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 433 · 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.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) yeast
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
19. 19.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
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.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
23. 23.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🔮 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
26. 26.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
28. 28.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
35. 35.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
40. 40.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance

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