Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 206 · 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.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
7. 7.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
8. 8.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
9. 9.🧺 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 pencil (d) a battery cell
10. 10.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) air pressure
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛟 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
21. 21.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
24. 24.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
26. 26.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
27. 27.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
35. 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
40. 40.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears

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