Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 210 · 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.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
10. 10.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
19. 19.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) floating
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
34. 34.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False

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