Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 763 · 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 coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
4. 4.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a magnet
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
12. 12.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
16. 16.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🚁 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a coin
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
24. 24.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
28. 28.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
31. 31.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
33. 33.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
36. 36.True or false: a pencil is 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 person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
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 drop height (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way

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