Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 435 · 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.⚖️ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
5. 5.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
8. 8.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔮 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
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) it floats up
17. 17.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
19. 19.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a feather
25. 25.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a coin
27. 27.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
29. 29.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
35. 35.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) floating (d) air resistance
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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