Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 235 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a feather
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
4. 4.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) magnetism
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
24. 24.🔮 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
25. 25.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
40. 40.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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