Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 740 · 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 crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) yeast
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
12. 12.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) slower
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
23. 23.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
25. 25.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
33. 33.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
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 kind of paper
37. 37.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
38. 38.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a pencil
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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