Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 60 · 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.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
5. 5.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
13. 13.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
15. 15.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
18. 18.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
20. 20.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping
37. 37.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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