Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 254 · 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 steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
7. 7.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
11. 11.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
13. 13.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
21. 21.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
28. 28.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
30. 30.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
32. 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
33. 33.🔮 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
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a coin
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) yeast
39. 39.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball

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