Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 988 · 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.⚖️ 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
2. 2.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
5. 5.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
12. 12.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
19. 19.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) magnetism
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 person dropping
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a stone
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
24. 24.🔮 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
25. 25.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a ruler
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
28. 28.⚖️ 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
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.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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