Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 784 · 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.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
8. 8.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
17. 17.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
26. 26.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
28. 28.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way

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