Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 953 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
2. 2.🚁 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 make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
9. 9.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) gravity
27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
29. 29.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
31. 31.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
35. 35.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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