Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 634 · 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.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
4. 4.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a coin
6. 6.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) faster (d) it floats up
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
22. 22.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
31. 31.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
36. 36.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
39. 39.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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