Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 536 · 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.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
4. 4.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
11. 11.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
16. 16.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
25. 25.🔮 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
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
32. 32.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades
38. 38.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass

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