Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 860 · 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 toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
9. 9.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
10. 10.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🔮 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
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
15. 15.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
20. 20.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
26. 26.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
28. 28.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
34. 34.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛟 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
36. 36.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
38. 38.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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