Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 914 · 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) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
8. 8.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
14. 14.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
22. 22.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
24. 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
26. 26.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
29. 29.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
34. 34.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) air resistance (c) magnetism (d) dissolving
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast

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