Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 586 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚁 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
4. 4.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
5. 5.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
6. 6.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
9. 9.🔮 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
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
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 kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
18. 18.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
25. 25.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
34. 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ 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) False (b) True

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