Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 747 · 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? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
2. 2.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a feather
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a stone
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
14. 14.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
15. 15.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
17. 17.⚖️ 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 person dropping (d) the drop height
18. 18.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping
19. 19.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.🚁 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 make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
29. 29.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
38. 38.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
40. 40.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) floating (d) air resistance

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