Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 234 · 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 person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
9. 9.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
14. 14.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
17. 17.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
23. 23.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
26. 26.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
28. 28.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) safety scissors

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