Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 529 · 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: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
5. 5.🔮 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) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) the wind
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
14. 14.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
16. 16.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
28. 28.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.⚖️ 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) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
38. 38.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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