Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 171 · 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) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
3. 3.🔮 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 crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
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) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚁 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
15. 15.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
18. 18.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) yeast
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
24. 24.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
30. 30.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
34. 34.⚖️ 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 paper clip
35. 35.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) air pressure
38. 38.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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