Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 387 · 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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
3. 3.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
5. 5.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
14. 14.🔮 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
15. 15.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
19. 19.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
25. 25.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
35. 35.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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