Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 31 · 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.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
8. 8.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
13. 13.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
17. 17.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
29. 29.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
32. 32.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
38. 38.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
40. 40.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it

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