Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 47 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
3. 3.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
4. 4.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
11. 11.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) air pressure
12. 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
13. 13.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) yeast
18. 18.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
20. 20.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
22. 22.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
23. 23.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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