Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 655 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔮 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) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
14. 14.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
18. 18.⚖️ 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) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
27. 27.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
37. 37.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
38. 38.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True

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