Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 377 · 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 fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a feather
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
5. 5.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
6. 6.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
11. 11.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛟 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
16. 16.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔮 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) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
23. 23.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
27. 27.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) yeast
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
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.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it

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