Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 728 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
11. 11.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
13. 13.🔮 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) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
18. 18.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (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? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
34. 34.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
40. 40.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False

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