Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 651 · 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.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
2. 2.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
10. 10.🔮 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
11. 11.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
17. 17.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
20. 20.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
35. 35.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
40. 40.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom

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