Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 426 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a pencil
4. 4.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
12. 12.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
14. 14.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
16. 16.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) dissolving
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
26. 26.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) magnetism
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
37. 37.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble

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