Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 593 · 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 slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
5. 5.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
9. 9.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
12. 12.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
25. 25.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
33. 33.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
36. 36.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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