Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 23 · 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 yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
3. 3.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
6. 6.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.⚖️ 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 person dropping
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
20. 20.🔮 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) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
21. 21.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
29. 29.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
32. 32.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
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 mirror (d) a strip of paper

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