Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 472 · 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.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) the wind
7. 7.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
8. 8.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
11. 11.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
14. 14.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
16. 16.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
20. 20.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) slower
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
31. 31.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
33. 33.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True

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