Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 304 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
6. 6.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
11. 11.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
16. 16.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) floating (d) magnetism
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
19. 19.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
24. 24.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
25. 25.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
31. 31.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
32. 32.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
36. 36.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
39. 39.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet

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