Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 258 · 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 of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
4. 4.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
11. 11.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
14. 14.🧺 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 magnet (d) a pencil
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
16. 16.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
17. 17.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
27. 27.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
29. 29.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
31. 31.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) magnetism
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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