Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 603 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
2. 2.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a coin
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
6. 6.🚁 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
7. 7.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
11. 11.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) yeast
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
17. 17.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
36. 36.⚖️ 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 drop height
37. 37.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False

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