Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 857 · 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 of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
6. 6.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.🔮 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
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
20. 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
23. 23.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.⚖️ 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 paper clip
26. 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
30. 30.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
32. 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
39. 39.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
40. 40.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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