Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 238 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
11. 11.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
14. 14.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
19. 19.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
33. 33.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
38. 38.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
39. 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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