Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 985 · 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.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
8. 8.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
13. 13.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
16. 16.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast 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 length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) air pressure
21. 21.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
23. 23.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a coin
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
33. 33.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
36. 36.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
40. 40.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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