Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 846 · 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 of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
4. 4.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
7. 7.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🧺 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 battery cell (d) a ruler
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
24. 24.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
29. 29.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
30. 30.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
32. 32.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
33. 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it

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