Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 905 · 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 fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
9. 9.🚁 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
10. 10.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
15. 15.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
19. 19.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) gravity
20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
22. 22.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
35. 35.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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