Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 771 · 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 glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
6. 6.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
11. 11.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
15. 15.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚁 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 weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
23. 23.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
25. 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) yeast
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
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.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball

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