Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 408 · 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.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping
2. 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
5. 5.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
9. 9.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
10. 10.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
19. 19.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
22. 22.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
28. 28.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
33. 33.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.⚖️ 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 person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
39. 39.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton

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