Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 276 · 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 coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
4. 4.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
8. 8.🔮 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
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
12. 12.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
15. 15.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) yeast
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a mirror
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
29. 29.🚁 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
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
37. 37.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a balloon

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