Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

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

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