Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 207 · 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.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
2. 2.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
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 kind of paper
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
7. 7.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) magnetism
9. 9.⚖️ 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) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
11. 11.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
12. 12.🔮 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) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
13. 13.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
15. 15.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
22. 22.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
26. 26.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
28. 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
36. 36.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
39. 39.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True

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