Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 250 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) it floats up
3. 3.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
9. 9.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a coin
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) floating
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
27. 27.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) magnetism
28. 28.⚖️ 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 person dropping (d) the drop height
29. 29.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 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
33. 33.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True

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