Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 189 · 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.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a coin
6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) slower
12. 12.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a coin
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🧺 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
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
21. 21.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
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) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
31. 31.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
32. 32.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
36. 36.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute

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