Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 913 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.⚖️ 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) the drop height (d) the person dropping
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
9. 9.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
14. 14.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) the wind
16. 16.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
22. 22.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
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 magnet (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
30. 30.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
33. 33.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) magnetism (c) floating (d) dissolving
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it

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