Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 920 · 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? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
6. 6.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
8. 8.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) magnetism
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) slower (d) it floats up
22. 22.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
23. 23.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
27. 27.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
29. 29.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
39. 39.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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