Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 689 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
4. 4.⚖️ 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 person dropping (d) the length of the blades
5. 5.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
7. 7.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
8. 8.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
14. 14.⚖️ 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) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
26. 26.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
29. 29.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a magnet
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
35. 35.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
39. 39.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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