Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 889 · 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) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
2. 2.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) the wind
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
9. 9.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
12. 12.🛟 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
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
15. 15.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
16. 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
21. 21.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
25. 25.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
31. 31.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
38. 38.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper

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