Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 622 · 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) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
2. 2.🚁 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
4. 4.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
8. 8.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
11. 11.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a coin
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
23. 23.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
25. 25.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
27. 27.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
30. 30.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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