Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 764 · 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.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
5. 5.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
10. 10.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
14. 14.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
20. 20.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) yeast
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
25. 25.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
35. 35.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
40. 40.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False

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