Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 669 · 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 add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
2. 2.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
5. 5.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
12. 12.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
14. 14.🔮 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
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
26. 26.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
29. 29.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) the wind
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
31. 31.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
35. 35.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🚁 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
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone

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