Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 591 · 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 glass marble (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
2. 2.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
5. 5.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
10. 10.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
14. 14.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
15. 15.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a ruler
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
20. 20.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
25. 25.🛟 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
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
31. 31.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
33. 33.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air

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