Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 550 · 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 paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.🚁 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
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
8. 8.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🚁 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
18. 18.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
20. 20.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
24. 24.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
26. 26.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
30. 30.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) yeast
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
38. 38.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a glass marble

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