Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 514 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
8. 8.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the person dropping
18. 18.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
19. 19.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
31. 31.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
36. 36.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
37. 37.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) air pressure
38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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