Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 239 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
8. 8.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
15. 15.🛟 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
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
17. 17.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
21. 21.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
26. 26.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
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) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon

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