Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 813 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
3. 3.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔮 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) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
11. 11.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
23. 23.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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