Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 978 · 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.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
3. 3.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
7. 7.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the drop height
13. 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
15. 15.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
18. 18.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
21. 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the person dropping
25. 25.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🛟 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
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a balloon
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) yeast
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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