Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 838 · 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.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a balloon
11. 11.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
13. 13.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.⚖️ 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 person dropping
23. 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
30. 30.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
36. 36.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
39. 39.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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