Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 322 · 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.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
3. 3.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
9. 9.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
12. 12.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
14. 14.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
17. 17.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
19. 19.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
20. 20.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
24. 24.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
29. 29.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a coin
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a ruler
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
40. 40.⚖️ 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) False (b) True

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