Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 380 · 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 paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
2. 2.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
10. 10.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
15. 15.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
20. 20.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
33. 33.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
40. 40.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism

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