Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 169 · 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) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
2. 2.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
6. 6.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
7. 7.🧺 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 balloon (d) a ruler
8. 8.⚖️ 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
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) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) faster (d) it floats up
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
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 person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
18. 18.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
19. 19.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) the wind
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
27. 27.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
28. 28.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
29. 29.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
33. 33.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
40. 40.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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