Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 544 · 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.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
3. 3.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
4. 4.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
5. 5.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) yeast
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
13. 13.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
24. 24.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
32. 32.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
34. 34.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward

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