Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 607 · 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.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
3. 3.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
7. 7.🛟 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a coin
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
11. 11.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ 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) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
21. 21.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🚁 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
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
28. 28.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
30. 30.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
33. 33.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
38. 38.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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