Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 346 · 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 not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
2. 2.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
5. 5.⚖️ 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 paper clip
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
11. 11.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor
18. 18.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
19. 19.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a feather
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
28. 28.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False

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