Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 748 · 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) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
2. 2.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
6. 6.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
11. 11.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
16. 16.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
18. 18.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
19. 19.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
22. 22.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
25. 25.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🔮 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
31. 31.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.🔮 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a stone
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
40. 40.⚖️ 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) True (b) False

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