Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 154 · 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 needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
5. 5.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔮 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
7. 7.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) magnetism
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
17. 17.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
28. 28.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
29. 29.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
35. 35.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) faster (d) it floats up
40. 40.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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