Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 558 · 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 steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) magnetism
7. 7.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.⚖️ 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) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
15. 15.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades
23. 23.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) yeast
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil

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