Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 774 · 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.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
5. 5.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
9. 9.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
16. 16.🔮 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) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
18. 18.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
32. 32.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
37. 37.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades

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