Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 281 · 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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
17. 17.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
25. 25.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a pencil
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
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) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False

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