Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 776 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) yeast
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
14. 14.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a feather
21. 21.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a feather
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) slower
29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
31. 31.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) dissolving
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
33. 33.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
36. 36.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a pencil

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