Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 325 · 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 magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) slower
3. 3.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
9. 9.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a stone
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
22. 22.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
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.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
28. 28.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
35. 35.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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