Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 932 · 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 is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
2. 2.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔮 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) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) magnetism
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
10. 10.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
27. 27.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.🚁 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
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a ruler

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