Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 801 · 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) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🔮 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
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
14. 14.🔮 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
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
17. 17.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
18. 18.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a coin
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
30. 30.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
32. 32.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it

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