Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 806 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
6. 6.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
9. 9.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
13. 13.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
20. 20.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a stone
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
27. 27.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
30. 30.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
32. 32.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
40. 40.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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