Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 955 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a stone
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 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 magnet
23. 23.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
25. 25.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
27. 27.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
31. 31.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔮 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
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
38. 38.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) the wind
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
40. 40.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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