Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 882 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
2. 2.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) air pressure
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
9. 9.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
12. 12.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a stone
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
18. 18.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
20. 20.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a feather
28. 28.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a ruler
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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