Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 639 · 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.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
3. 3.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
8. 8.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
11. 11.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
23. 23.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
29. 29.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
30. 30.🛟 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
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
33. 33.⚖️ 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) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor
34. 34.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
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) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
37. 37.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler

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