Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 616 · 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 fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
2. 2.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
3. 3.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
5. 5.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
10. 10.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
20. 20.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
22. 22.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
34. 34.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
40. 40.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height

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