Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 729 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
5. 5.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
7. 7.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
13. 13.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
15. 15.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
17. 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
30. 30.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a ruler
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air

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