Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 865 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
4. 4.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🚁 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
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
13. 13.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
15. 15.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛟 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
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
33. 33.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
34. 34.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
39. 39.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a stone

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