Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 384 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
10. 10.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
12. 12.⚖️ 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 person dropping
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
15. 15.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a stone
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
19. 19.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
21. 21.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
23. 23.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
25. 25.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
26. 26.🚁 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
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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