Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 476 · 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 is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
10. 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
11. 11.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
22. 22.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
25. 25.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a feather
37. 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
38. 38.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
40. 40.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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