Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 685 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🔮 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
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
10. 10.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
12. 12.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
21. 21.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (d) the person dropping
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
28. 28.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
29. 29.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
31. 31.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
33. 33.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
36. 36.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
38. 38.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air

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