Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 183 · 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 is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the drop height
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) yeast
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
6. 6.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
9. 9.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ 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 drop height
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
19. 19.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
22. 22.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
24. 24.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
31. 31.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
38. 38.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🚁 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 make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning

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