Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 267 · 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 glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
4. 4.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the drop height
5. 5.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) floating
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
7. 7.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a paper helicopter 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? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
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 length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the person dropping
12. 12.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
19. 19.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
21. 21.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 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
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
33. 33.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder

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