Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 624 · 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 does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
2. 2.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
3. 3.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) air pressure
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
14. 14.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a ruler
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
22. 22.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
25. 25.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
33. 33.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True

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