Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 793 · 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) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
3. 3.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
4. 4.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
9. 9.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
24. 24.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
26. 26.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
28. 28.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a coin

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