Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 710 · 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.🚁 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
2. 2.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🧺 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 strip of paper
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a stone
9. 9.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
11. 11.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a pencil
14. 14.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
18. 18.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
23. 23.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
24. 24.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
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) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
36. 36.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False

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