Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 335 · 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.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
5. 5.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
7. 7.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
12. 12.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
13. 13.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
17. 17.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
18. 18.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
19. 19.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
22. 22.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a coin
28. 28.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) slower
29. 29.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a stone
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
40. 40.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False

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