Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 849 · 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.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
7. 7.🚁 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
15. 15.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
17. 17.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
27. 27.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) yeast
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a stone
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
39. 39.🛟 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
40. 40.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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