Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 164 · 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.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
3. 3.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
7. 7.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
24. 24.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
26. 26.⚖️ 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 paper clip
27. 27.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
28. 28.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
31. 31.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
35. 35.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone

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