Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 55 · 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 add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
7. 7.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
8. 8.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) a magnet holds it
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
18. 18.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
21. 21.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
25. 25.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
32. 32.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
40. 40.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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