Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 213 · 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.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
2. 2.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
7. 7.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
10. 10.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
15. 15.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
18. 18.🚁 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
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) the wind
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
31. 31.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
35. 35.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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