Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 236 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) yeast
7. 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
10. 10.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
11. 11.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
14. 14.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
16. 16.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
18. 18.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
20. 20.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
29. 29.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🔮 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
38. 38.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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