Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 568 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
4. 4.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
11. 11.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
13. 13.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
14. 14.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
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 is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
20. 20.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a feather
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
34. 34.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
36. 36.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False

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