Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 54 · 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.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
6. 6.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
13. 13.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
21. 21.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
27. 27.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
28. 28.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a coin
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic

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