Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 765 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
8. 8.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
12. 12.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) yeast
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
19. 19.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
21. 21.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
24. 24.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
31. 31.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
32. 32.🚁 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
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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