Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 195 · 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.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the drop height
5. 5.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
9. 9.🛟 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
10. 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
16. 16.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
19. 19.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
26. 26.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
27. 27.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
30. 30.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
38. 38.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a pencil

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