Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 723 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
4. 4.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
12. 12.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔮 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
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
16. 16.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
17. 17.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
24. 24.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
28. 28.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
30. 30.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
34. 34.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same

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