Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 97 · 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 of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
3. 3.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
5. 5.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
9. 9.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) it floats up
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
20. 20.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
25. 25.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
33. 33.🔮 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
34. 34.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 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) turmeric powder
40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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