Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 883 · 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.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.🔮 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
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
9. 9.🚁 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
12. 12.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
17. 17.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
23. 23.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
28. 28.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) air pressure
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a feather
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
39. 39.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton

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