Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 614 · 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 add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
9. 9.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔮 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
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
25. 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a balloon
28. 28.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
34. 34.🧺 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 magnet
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) magnetism (d) floating
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it

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