Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 994 · 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.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a feather
4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
6. 6.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a coin
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
17. 17.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a mirror
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
27. 27.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
39. 39.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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