Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 810 · 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.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
9. 9.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) floating
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
15. 15.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 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) a mirror
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
29. 29.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a coin
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
34. 34.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) yeast
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
39. 39.🔮 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
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror

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