Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 372 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
8. 8.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) the wind
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚁 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
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
25. 25.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
26. 26.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
29. 29.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) floating (d) air resistance
34. 34.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
38. 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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