Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 490 · 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 needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
2. 2.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
3. 3.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
7. 7.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
12. 12.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
14. 14.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a feather
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
20. 20.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
24. 24.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) magnetism
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
26. 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
28. 28.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a feather
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
35. 35.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
39. 39.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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