Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 695 · 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.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚖️ 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 drop height
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
6. 6.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
16. 16.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) slower (d) it floats up
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
31. 31.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a feather
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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