Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 457 · 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.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🚁 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
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
28. 28.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
35. 35.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
38. 38.🚁 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 steel spoon
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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