Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 165 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
9. 9.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
10. 10.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
12. 12.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
21. 21.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a stone
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a feather
25. 25.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a feather
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
33. 33.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
34. 34.🔮 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
35. 35.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
40. 40.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears

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