Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 430 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
2. 2.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
10. 10.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
12. 12.🧺 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 ruler
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
16. 16.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
18. 18.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) yeast
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
22. 22.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
28. 28.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) floating (d) magnetism
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
39. 39.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a glass marble

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