Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 359 · 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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
6. 6.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a feather
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
10. 10.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
11. 11.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) slower
16. 16.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) magnetism
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) yeast
19. 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
29. 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
30. 30.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
35. 35.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
37. 37.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
40. 40.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it

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