Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 757 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
5. 5.⚖️ 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) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
8. 8.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) dissolving
9. 9.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) yeast
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
26. 26.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
31. 31.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) it floats up
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a coin
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height
39. 39.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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