Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 265 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
4. 4.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) magnetism
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
9. 9.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
23. 23.⚖️ 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) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
26. 26.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) faster (d) it floats up
30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a coin
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
37. 37.🚁 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
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand

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