Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 897 · 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 length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.🔮 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
18. 18.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
20. 20.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
24. 24.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
25. 25.🚁 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
26. 26.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
29. 29.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
32. 32.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
37. 37.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
38. 38.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) magnetism (d) floating
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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