Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 273 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
6. 6.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) slower
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
11. 11.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
12. 12.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
13. 13.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
35. 35.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades

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