Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 999 · 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 magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
4. 4.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a feather
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a feather
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
20. 20.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
21. 21.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (d) the drop height
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
26. 26.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
33. 33.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
36. 36.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
40. 40.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False

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