Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 397 · 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? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) dissolving
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
11. 11.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
12. 12.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
13. 13.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
17. 17.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
18. 18.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the person dropping (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
21. 21.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a stone
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
35. 35.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
36. 36.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
38. 38.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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