Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 675 · 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 not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a stone
3. 3.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
7. 7.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
9. 9.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛟 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
11. 11.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
18. 18.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
21. 21.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) magnetism (c) floating (d) dissolving
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a coin
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
29. 29.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
31. 31.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper

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