Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 431 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
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 kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) slower
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
16. 16.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
19. 19.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
37. 37.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
38. 38.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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