Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 667 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) yeast
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
15. 15.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
17. 17.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a stone
19. 19.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
27. 27.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
29. 29.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
30. 30.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
33. 33.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
36. 36.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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