Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 537 · 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.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
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.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔮 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
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a coin
33. 33.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
34. 34.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
39. 39.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False

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