Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 386 · 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 stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
2. 2.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
3. 3.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
5. 5.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
7. 7.⚖️ 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 person dropping
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
9. 9.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
12. 12.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
14. 14.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
16. 16.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
18. 18.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
23. 23.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
26. 26.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔮 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
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
39. 39.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a magnet

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