Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 480 · 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.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 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
3. 3.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
8. 8.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
10. 10.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
12. 12.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
20. 20.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
22. 22.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a coin
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
27. 27.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
29. 29.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
31. 31.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
32. 32.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) the wind
35. 35.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it

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