Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 541 · 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 pencil (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a magnet
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
10. 10.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
18. 18.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
19. 19.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
20. 20.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the drop height
21. 21.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
24. 24.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) dissolving

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