Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 3 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
7. 7.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) yeast
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) yeast
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a coin
20. 20.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
23. 23.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
25. 25.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
26. 26.🚁 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
27. 27.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
30. 30.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
32. 32.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ 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 person dropping
36. 36.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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