Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 362 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
6. 6.⚖️ 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 drop height (d) the person dropping
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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
11. 11.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
12. 12.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
14. 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
16. 16.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) magnetism
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a magnet
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
19. 19.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🛟 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
26. 26.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
28. 28.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
29. 29.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
30. 30.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton

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