Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 693 · 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 toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a magnet
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) floating
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
16. 16.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
23. 23.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
29. 29.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
36. 36.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper

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