Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 991 · 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.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
6. 6.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height
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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) yeast
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
19. 19.🛟 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
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
24. 24.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
25. 25.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a ruler
29. 29.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
31. 31.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 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
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
38. 38.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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