Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 80 · 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 is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
5. 5.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) slower (d) it floats up
8. 8.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
11. 11.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
21. 21.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
22. 22.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
29. 29.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
32. 32.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
36. 36.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler

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