Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 186 · 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.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
9. 9.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
15. 15.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
20. 20.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
21. 21.⚖️ 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) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
25. 25.🚁 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
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
33. 33.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
34. 34.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
38. 38.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball

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