Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 562 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
6. 6.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
23. 23.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) air resistance (c) magnetism (d) dissolving
24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
26. 26.🔮 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) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
34. 34.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
37. 37.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone

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