Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 571 · 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.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
6. 6.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
11. 11.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
17. 17.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
18. 18.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) floating
19. 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
20. 20.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a feather
31. 31.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
33. 33.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a stone
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a stone
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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