Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 535 · 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.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
6. 6.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
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.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) magnetism
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
12. 12.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
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.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
20. 20.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
25. 25.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) floating (d) air resistance
26. 26.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🚁 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 weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning

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