Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 807 · 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.⚖️ 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
2. 2.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) air pressure
3. 3.🔮 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
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
17. 17.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) magnetism
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
25. 25.🔮 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
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
27. 27.🚁 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 make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
28. 28.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the person dropping
38. 38.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same

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