Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 900 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
10. 10.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
11. 11.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
29. 29.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
33. 33.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter

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