Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 714 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
2. 2.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
5. 5.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
6. 6.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
10. 10.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🧺 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 pencil
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
16. 16.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
17. 17.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
22. 22.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
24. 24.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
28. 28.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a stone
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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