Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 833 · 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.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
6. 6.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
9. 9.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a coin
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ 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) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
28. 28.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) yeast
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it

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