Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 363 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
2. 2.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
11. 11.⚖️ 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 person dropping
12. 12.🛟 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a coin
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
15. 15.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a balloon
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
28. 28.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
34. 34.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder

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