Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 163 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
3. 3.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a ruler
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
8. 8.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
11. 11.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the drop height
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
16. 16.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
21. 21.🔮 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
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
24. 24.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
29. 29.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
33. 33.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
36. 36.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
40. 40.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) dissolving

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