Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 495 · 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) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
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 measure it (c) we change it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
17. 17.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
20. 20.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
21. 21.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.🚁 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
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
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 paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
31. 31.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
32. 32.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
34. 34.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
35. 35.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
38. 38.🔮 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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