Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 789 · 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: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
5. 5.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
8. 8.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
9. 9.⚖️ 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) the paper clip (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
12. 12.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a ruler
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
24. 24.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a coin
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) magnetism

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