Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 996 · 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) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚖️ 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 person dropping
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
15. 15.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
25. 25.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
29. 29.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
31. 31.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔮 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a stone
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
40. 40.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors

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