Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 343 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
12. 12.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
16. 16.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
19. 19.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
21. 21.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
31. 31.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
34. 34.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone

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