Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 82 · 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 falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
3. 3.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
6. 6.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
10. 10.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
14. 14.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) gravity
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the person dropping
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
33. 33.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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