Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 10 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.⚖️ 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 person dropping
3. 3.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
6. 6.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
8. 8.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) yeast
27. 27.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a mirror
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
31. 31.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
32. 32.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) air resistance (c) magnetism (d) dissolving
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
36. 36.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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