Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 630 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
2. 2.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
3. 3.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
10. 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
19. 19.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
20. 20.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
24. 24.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) magnetism
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
32. 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) it floats up
36. 36.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors

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