Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 891 · 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 person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
7. 7.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a feather
23. 23.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
29. 29.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
31. 31.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
33. 33.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
35. 35.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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