Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 983 · 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 of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.True or false: a fluff of cotton 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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
16. 16.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
28. 28.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
30. 30.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
32. 32.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
33. 33.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) gravity
35. 35.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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