Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 95 · 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 paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
3. 3.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
8. 8.🚁 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
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
13. 13.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
15. 15.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
17. 17.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
28. 28.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) yeast
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
36. 36.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
39. 39.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades

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