Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 192 · 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.🔮 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) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
3. 3.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
11. 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
18. 18.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
23. 23.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
25. 25.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
35. 35.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
36. 36.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
39. 39.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it

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