Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 888 · 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) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a feather
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a mirror
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
8. 8.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
20. 20.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
25. 25.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
28. 28.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
29. 29.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
35. 35.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
36. 36.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
37. 37.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance

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