Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 561 · 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 of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
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 balloon (d) safety scissors
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
13. 13.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🚁 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
17. 17.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
25. 25.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
28. 28.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) yeast
39. 39.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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