Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 732 · 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 of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
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.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.⚖️ 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 drop height
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
23. 23.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
27. 27.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
31. 31.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
32. 32.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) the wind
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin

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