Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 66 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
5. 5.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
12. 12.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
17. 17.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
20. 20.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
27. 27.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
29. 29.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) yeast
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same

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