Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 912 · 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 kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
2. 2.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.⚖️ 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 drop height
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
11. 11.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
12. 12.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a stone
19. 19.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🔮 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) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the person dropping
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a stone
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip

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