Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 908 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
7. 7.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) it floats up
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
22. 22.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
25. 25.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
31. 31.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
33. 33.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
37. 37.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) the wind
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute

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