Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 963 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
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: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
14. 14.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛟 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
23. 23.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
28. 28.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
31. 31.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a stone
36. 36.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
37. 37.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper

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