Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 772 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
9. 9.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
10. 10.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
15. 15.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
25. 25.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
31. 31.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
34. 34.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a feather
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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon

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