Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 918 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) the wind
10. 10.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) floating (d) air resistance
13. 13.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🧺 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) safety scissors
18. 18.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
19. 19.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
25. 25.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
28. 28.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
29. 29.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
35. 35.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it

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