Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 701 · 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.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
4. 4.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) floating
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a feather
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
17. 17.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
18. 18.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
22. 22.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
33. 33.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
37. 37.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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