Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 404 · 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? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
2. 2.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) yeast
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) slower
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
13. 13.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
15. 15.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
16. 16.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
19. 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
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 kind of paper
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
31. 31.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
33. 33.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
37. 37.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter

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