Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 466 · 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 feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) magnetism
6. 6.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
16. 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
17. 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
18. 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
20. 20.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
25. 25.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
29. 29.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
32. 32.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
33. 33.⚖️ 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 paper clip (d) the length of the blades
34. 34.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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