Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 294 · 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? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
5. 5.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
17. 17.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
18. 18.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
23. 23.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
27. 27.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
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 paper clip
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
35. 35.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
36. 36.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a ruler

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