Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 429 · 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) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
7. 7.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a coin
15. 15.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) dissolving
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
23. 23.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
26. 26.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) gravity
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
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 person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🚁 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
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
39. 39.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet

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