Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 552 · 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 turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
3. 3.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
7. 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
11. 11.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
13. 13.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
17. 17.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) yeast
22. 22.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
29. 29.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) yeast
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
36. 36.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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