Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 510 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
5. 5.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
22. 22.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a pencil
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
39. 39.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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