Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 91 · 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.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
6. 6.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
10. 10.🧺 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 paper clip
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
12. 12.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
13. 13.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
22. 22.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a ruler
24. 24.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon

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