Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 89 · 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 feather (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
2. 2.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
4. 4.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
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? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
12. 12.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
15. 15.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
18. 18.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
24. 24.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
26. 26.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
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 balloon (d) a ruler
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler

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