Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 98 · 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 of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.🚁 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
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
6. 6.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
8. 8.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
20. 20.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
24. 24.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a magnet
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
27. 27.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚁 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
29. 29.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
34. 34.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) floating (d) air resistance
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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