Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 508 · 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) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.🛟 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
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
4. 4.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) magnetism
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
6. 6.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
14. 14.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
15. 15.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
18. 18.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) floating
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
37. 37.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 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
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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