Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 158 · 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 of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
3. 3.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
4. 4.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
5. 5.🚁 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
7. 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
10. 10.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a pencil
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
16. 16.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
19. 19.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
21. 21.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
27. 27.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
31. 31.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air

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