Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 645 · 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.🔮 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
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
6. 6.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a balloon
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a coin
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
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 fluff of cotton
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
25. 25.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
27. 27.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
32. 32.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
34. 34.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
40. 40.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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