Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 90 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
6. 6.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
7. 7.🚁 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
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
9. 9.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
11. 11.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
18. 18.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
21. 21.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
22. 22.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a ruler
30. 30.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
40. 40.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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