Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 543 · 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.🚁 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 coin
2. 2.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
3. 3.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
7. 7.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
8. 8.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
15. 15.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
16. 16.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
17. 17.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
18. 18.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
30. 30.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) yeast
33. 33.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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