Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 190 · 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.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.🛟 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
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
12. 12.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
13. 13.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
18. 18.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
22. 22.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
24. 24.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
27. 27.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
32. 32.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
36. 36.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder

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