Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 968 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
4. 4.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
14. 14.True or false: a magnet 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) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
16. 16.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) magnetism (d) floating
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
26. 26.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
33. 33.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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