Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 623 · 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.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a pencil
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
10. 10.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
13. 13.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
14. 14.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) the wind
16. 16.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
19. 19.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
22. 22.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
23. 23.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a magnet
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a stone
39. 39.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
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) False (b) True

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