Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 851 · 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.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
4. 4.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) air pressure
5. 5.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
10. 10.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.⚖️ 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) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor
25. 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
27. 27.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
29. 29.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
33. 33.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
37. 37.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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