Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 604 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
5. 5.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
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 drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🚁 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
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
18. 18.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
22. 22.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
23. 23.🛟 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
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
28. 28.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
31. 31.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
33. 33.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the person dropping (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
35. 35.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
39. 39.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
40. 40.🔮 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) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball

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