Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 609 · 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 kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
9. 9.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) floating
10. 10.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
18. 18.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
19. 19.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
23. 23.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
27. 27.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
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 paper clip
34. 34.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute

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