Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 795 · 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) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
5. 5.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a pencil
7. 7.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
16. 16.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
24. 24.🔮 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) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
26. 26.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
28. 28.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
29. 29.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) yeast
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
40. 40.🛟 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

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