Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 837 · 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) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
2. 2.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
3. 3.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
4. 4.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
18. 18.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
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 measure it (c) we change it
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
25. 25.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
36. 36.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper

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