Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 503 · 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.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
13. 13.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
14. 14.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
19. 19.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
20. 20.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
38. 38.⚖️ 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 paper clip
39. 39.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon

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