Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 337 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
17. 17.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
24. 24.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
28. 28.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
29. 29.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
31. 31.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
34. 34.⚖️ 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 person dropping
35. 35.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon

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