Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 583 · 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 steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
2. 2.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
3. 3.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
5. 5.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) yeast
14. 14.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
16. 16.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
17. 17.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
23. 23.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
24. 24.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) slower

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