Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 56 · 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.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🛟 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
3. 3.🔮 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) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
5. 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🔮 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
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
31. 31.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) the wind
35. 35.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet

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