Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 873 · 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 fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
4. 4.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) magnetism
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) faster (d) it floats up
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
12. 12.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
14. 14.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height
16. 16.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
22. 22.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
23. 23.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
26. 26.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
31. 31.⚖️ 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 person dropping
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
35. 35.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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