Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 861 · 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 strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
6. 6.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
8. 8.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔮 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
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? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a feather
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.🧺 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 magnet (d) a pencil
24. 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
36. 36.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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