Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 63 · 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.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
2. 2.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
23. 23.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
25. 25.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
32. 32.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
35. 35.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
39. 39.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter

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