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Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 172 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
  2. 2.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
  3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
  5. 5.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  9. 9.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
  15. 15.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
  22. 22.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
  25. 25.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
  30. 30.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
  37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
  38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
  39. 39.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. from your raised hand
  2. it spins round
  3. falls fast
  4. time to reach the floor
  5. False
  6. True
  7. we keep it the same
  8. we change it
  9. air resistance
  10. True
  11. safety scissors
  12. True
  13. the kind of paper
  14. a battery cell
  15. False
  16. True
  17. falls fast
  18. not needed
  19. False
  20. True
  21. it spins the other way
  22. False
  23. falls slowly
  24. a strip of paper
  25. False
  26. not needed
  27. True
  28. a balloon
  29. turmeric powder
  30. False
  31. True
  32. True
  33. not needed
  34. False
  35. True
  36. a fluff of cotton
  37. a coin
  38. a steel spoon
  39. True
  40. needed

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