Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 946 · 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.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
5. 5.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
6. 6.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
9. 9.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
10. 10.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
14. 14.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades
15. 15.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
19. 19.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
23. 23.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
28. 28.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
32. 32.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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