Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 13 · 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 strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) yeast
16. 16.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
17. 17.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
18. 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
22. 22.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
33. 33.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) air pressure
34. 34.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter

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