Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 712 · 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) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
2. 2.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🧺 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 pencil (d) turmeric powder
7. 7.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
14. 14.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
19. 19.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
31. 31.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
32. 32.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a coin
35. 35.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) magnetism
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same

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