Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 334 · 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 ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
3. 3.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) yeast
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
22. 22.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
24. 24.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
27. 27.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
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) not needed (b) needed
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) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a feather
37. 37.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror

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