Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 376 · 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 balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
9. 9.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
10. 10.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
11. 11.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
15. 15.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
20. 20.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
26. 26.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
27. 27.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a coin
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
40. 40.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height

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