Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 612 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) magnetism
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
6. 6.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
21. 21.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
25. 25.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
27. 27.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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 person dropping
29. 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
37. 37.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
39. 39.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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