Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 935 · 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) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
2. 2.🔮 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
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a magnet
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
15. 15.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
24. 24.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ 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 paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
26. 26.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
33. 33.⚖️ 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) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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