Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 646 · 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) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.⚖️ 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) the paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
8. 8.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
10. 10.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
11. 11.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ 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) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
15. 15.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
22. 22.🔮 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
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
24. 24.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
27. 27.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) a magnet holds it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
29. 29.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ 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) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor
35. 35.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) magnetism
36. 36.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
39. 39.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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