Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 501 · 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 pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
3. 3.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
18. 18.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
20. 20.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
23. 23.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
32. 32.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
39. 39.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors

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