Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 584 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
8. 8.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
20. 20.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
21. 21.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
25. 25.🛟 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
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
28. 28.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
29. 29.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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