Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 65 · 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.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) it floats up
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
14. 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
18. 18.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a balloon
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) dissolving
36. 36.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
39. 39.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades

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