Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 487 · 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.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
2. 2.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 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 ruler (d) turmeric powder
4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
7. 7.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🧺 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 balloon
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
20. 20.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
22. 22.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
33. 33.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🧺 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) yeast
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
39. 39.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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