Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 820 · 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) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a coin
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
8. 8.🔮 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
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) slower
10. 10.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
13. 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
15. 15.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
17. 17.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
28. 28.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
33. 33.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
35. 35.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
37. 37.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
39. 39.⚖️ 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 person dropping
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False

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