Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 572 · 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 falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
15. 15.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
19. 19.🚁 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
20. 20.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
22. 22.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
23. 23.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
25. 25.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
33. 33.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
34. 34.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
35. 35.🔮 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
36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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