Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 716 · 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.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
3. 3.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
10. 10.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
17. 17.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
21. 21.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
24. 24.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a feather
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
33. 33.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
36. 36.🚁 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
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) yeast
38. 38.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
40. 40.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge

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