Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 827 · 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) magnetism (c) gravity (d) air pressure
2. 2.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor
3. 3.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
4. 4.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
10. 10.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
15. 15.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper 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) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
27. 27.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
30. 30.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
31. 31.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
33. 33.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
35. 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False

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