Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 797 · 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) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
5. 5.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
7. 7.⚖️ 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) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
9. 9.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
11. 11.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
14. 14.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
23. 23.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
27. 27.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) magnetism
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
29. 29.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping
30. 30.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
34. 34.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
35. 35.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
36. 36.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) magnetism
38. 38.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
40. 40.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand

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