Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 170 · 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: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 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
14. 14.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
20. 20.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
22. 22.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a feather
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
27. 27.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
31. 31.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a feather
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute

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