Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 621 · 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) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
4. 4.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
6. 6.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
9. 9.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
19. 19.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
20. 20.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
22. 22.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
26. 26.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
36. 36.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror

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