Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 713 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
4. 4.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
5. 5.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
8. 8.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
12. 12.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
14. 14.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
26. 26.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
29. 29.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
33. 33.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a coin
38. 38.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) slower (d) it floats up
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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