Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 519 · 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) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
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.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
14. 14.🚁 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
15. 15.🔮 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
16. 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
35. 35.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone

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