Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 150 · 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 steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
4. 4.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (d) the person dropping
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
7. 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
12. 12.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
14. 14.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
22. 22.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
31. 31.🔮 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
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
36. 36.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a ruler

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