Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 251 · 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.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ 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) the paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
8. 8.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
11. 11.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a feather
13. 13.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
21. 21.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
24. 24.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
26. 26.🔮 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
27. 27.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
29. 29.⚖️ 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) 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) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
32. 32.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
37. 37.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip

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