Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 149 · 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) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
3. 3.🧺 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 magnet
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
7. 7.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a feather
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
12. 12.🔮 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
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
15. 15.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) yeast
19. 19.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
23. 23.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
24. 24.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades
29. 29.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
33. 33.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
35. 35.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
39. 39.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
40. 40.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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