Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 929 · 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.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
3. 3.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
6. 6.🔮 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
7. 7.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
10. 10.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) floating (d) magnetism
12. 12.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
16. 16.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
18. 18.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) a magnet holds it
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
26. 26.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
34. 34.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
35. 35.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
37. 37.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a balloon

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