Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 731 · 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.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
6. 6.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
14. 14.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
15. 15.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
17. 17.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a stone
25. 25.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) yeast
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
36. 36.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🔮 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) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball

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