Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 970 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
4. 4.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
7. 7.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) yeast
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a ruler
26. 26.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a feather
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
34. 34.🚁 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
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) slower
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon

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