Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 497 · 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 of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
11. 11.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
13. 13.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
22. 22.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a stone
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a paper clip is not 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 length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors

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