Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 567 · 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.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
2. 2.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
9. 9.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) magnetism
10. 10.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
12. 12.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
13. 13.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
20. 20.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
22. 22.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
26. 26.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a stone
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the person dropping
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
39. 39.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a magnet

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