Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 448 · 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.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
6. 6.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
8. 8.🛟 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
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
11. 11.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
19. 19.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
22. 22.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
24. 24.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
25. 25.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) yeast
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
37. 37.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
40. 40.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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