Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 787 · 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 slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
4. 4.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades
5. 5.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
16. 16.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
26. 26.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) yeast
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
36. 36.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
37. 37.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
39. 39.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it

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