Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 939 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
3. 3.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
9. 9.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) air resistance (c) magnetism (d) dissolving
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a magnet
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
19. 19.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
23. 23.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
27. 27.⚖️ 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) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
38. 38.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
39. 39.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
40. 40.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it

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