Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 972 · 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.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
2. 2.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
4. 4.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a feather
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
10. 10.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
18. 18.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
21. 21.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
22. 22.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
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) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🔮 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) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ 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) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🚁 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

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