Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 314 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
16. 16.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
18. 18.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a feather
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
37. 37.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
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 paper clip

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