Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 85 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
3. 3.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
16. 16.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
20. 20.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
21. 21.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
22. 22.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
24. 24.🛟 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
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a stone
35. 35.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a stone
37. 37.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height

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