Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 984 · 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.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚁 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
9. 9.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
13. 13.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a feather
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
35. 35.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
37. 37.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather

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