Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 817 · 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.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (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 kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
15. 15.🚁 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
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
17. 17.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
18. 18.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) magnetism
19. 19.🔮 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
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
21. 21.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) yeast
24. 24.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
26. 26.🧺 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
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
30. 30.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
36. 36.🧺 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 mirror
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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