Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 717 · 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.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🔮 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
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
14. 14.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
19. 19.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
20. 20.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
28. 28.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
31. 31.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
36. 36.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
39. 39.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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