Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 611 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
7. 7.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
8. 8.🧺 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 ruler
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
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 length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
25. 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a coin
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
40. 40.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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