Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 966 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
2. 2.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
7. 7.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) floating (d) air resistance
13. 13.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
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) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
16. 16.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
21. 21.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (d) the person dropping
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
33. 33.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
38. 38.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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