Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 505 · 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 balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
12. 12.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) yeast
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
29. 29.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
31. 31.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) dissolving
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
36. 36.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
39. 39.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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