Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 600 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
4. 4.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
11. 11.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
16. 16.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
21. 21.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) air pressure
22. 22.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
24. 24.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
28. 28.⚖️ 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) the paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
30. 30.🚁 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
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
34. 34.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a pencil
36. 36.🚁 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 stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather

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