Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 369 · 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 turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
4. 4.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
10. 10.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
11. 11.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
13. 13.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.⚖️ 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 person dropping
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
18. 18.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
20. 20.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
23. 23.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
28. 28.🔮 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
29. 29.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
36. 36.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure

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