Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 253 · 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 paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
10. 10.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛟 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
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
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 change it (c) we keep it the same
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
17. 17.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
19. 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
20. 20.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a feather
23. 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
28. 28.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (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) a battery cell (d) a ruler
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
35. 35.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
40. 40.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False

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