Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 722 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
3. 3.🧺 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 battery cell
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a feather
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) a magnet holds it
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) slower
25. 25.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
26. 26.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
28. 28.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
31. 31.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
38. 38.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon

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