Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 185 · 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) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
7. 7.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
8. 8.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
10. 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
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 kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
25. 25.🔮 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
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) yeast
28. 28.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
33. 33.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue

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