Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 72 · 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.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
2. 2.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) dissolving
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
4. 4.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
7. 7.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) air pressure
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
11. 11.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
13. 13.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
15. 15.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.🔮 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
20. 20.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
26. 26.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
28. 28.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
31. 31.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it

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