Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 709 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
3. 3.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
4. 4.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
6. 6.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a coin
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
17. 17.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
19. 19.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) the wind
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a ruler
24. 24.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
25. 25.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
32. 32.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
38. 38.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
40. 40.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False

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