Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 677 · 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.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a ruler
3. 3.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
9. 9.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
13. 13.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
25. 25.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
26. 26.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False

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