Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 944 · 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 paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
3. 3.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🔮 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) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
7. 7.🧺 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 mirror (d) safety scissors
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
9. 9.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
14. 14.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
16. 16.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
22. 22.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a feather
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🔮 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
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
34. 34.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
35. 35.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
39. 39.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism

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