Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 417 · 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.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
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) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
6. 6.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) air resistance (c) magnetism (d) dissolving
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
13. 13.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
14. 14.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) a magnet holds it
15. 15.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
17. 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
18. 18.True or false: a ruler 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? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
20. 20.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
22. 22.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⚖️ 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 paper clip
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) yeast
28. 28.🛟 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
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
32. 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
33. 33.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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