Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 962 · 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 paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
3. 3.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
4. 4.🔮 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
5. 5.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a pencil
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
11. 11.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a stone
14. 14.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
27. 27.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
29. 29.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
40. 40.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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