Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 443 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
13. 13.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
25. 25.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
28. 28.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
29. 29.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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 person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
31. 31.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
33. 33.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
34. 34.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
40. 40.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge

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