Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 526 · 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.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
4. 4.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
7. 7.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
22. 22.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
23. 23.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor
25. 25.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
28. 28.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
30. 30.⚖️ 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) the drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
31. 31.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a feather

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