Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 92 · 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 an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
4. 4.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
6. 6.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
7. 7.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a stone
13. 13.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
15. 15.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
28. 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
33. 33.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
38. 38.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
39. 39.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity

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