Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 291 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
3. 3.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
10. 10.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) yeast
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
19. 19.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
21. 21.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
25. 25.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
28. 28.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) yeast
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
37. 37.⚖️ 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
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.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False

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