Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 533 · 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.🔮 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
3. 3.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
7. 7.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.True or false: a mirror is 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 “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
22. 22.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
29. 29.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) magnetism
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧺 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) safety scissors
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
34. 34.🚁 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 toy parachute
35. 35.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
37. 37.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
40. 40.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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