Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 159 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) slower
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
9. 9.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
17. 17.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
21. 21.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
28. 28.🚁 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
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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
34. 34.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) magnetism
36. 36.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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