Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 223 · 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? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) it floats up
4. 4.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
11. 11.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
12. 12.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
13. 13.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
17. 17.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
18. 18.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
21. 21.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
26. 26.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
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.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
35. 35.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) floating
36. 36.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball

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