Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 742 · 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.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a coin
2. 2.⚖️ 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) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a coin
8. 8.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) the wind
10. 10.⚖️ 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) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
15. 15.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
16. 16.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
17. 17.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
29. 29.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
40. 40.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) floating (d) magnetism

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