Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 656 · 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 of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
9. 9.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
12. 12.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) magnetism
16. 16.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
18. 18.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
21. 21.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
25. 25.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
40. 40.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears

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